Dan Emmett

Dan Emmett

Daniel Decatur "Dan" Emmett (October 29, 1815 – June 28, 1904) was an American songwriter, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition.

Read more about Dan Emmett:  Biography, Death and Posthumous Recognition

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    To lib and die in Dixie!
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