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Revision as of 03:24, April 27, 2017
"Camptown Races" is an American popular song by Stephen Foster, written in the 19th century.[1] It is a minstrel song, and many have accused it of being racist and mocking the accent of the Southern black.[2] It is true that in the lyrics, there is spelling mimicking the pronunciation of a southern black, but this was common in songs of the time which were meant to be sung by men in blackface.[2]
References
- ↑ Blood, Peter, and Annie Patterson. Rise Up Singing.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=13639
External Links
- Song arranged by Peter Adamson, on YouTube