Category: problematic
All the Little Babies (Shortnin’ Bread)
This song has roots in oppression. See also Blackface minstrel songs Minstrel show article Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
This song has roots in oppression. “Dinah” is a caricature of the African American “Mammy.” “ ..these caricatures were used to defend and romanticize slavery, and the characters were never shown as particularly smart or able to function well outside their role as domestic servants, ...
Old Folks at Home (Suwannee River)
This song has roots in oppression. See also Blackface minstrel songs Minstrel show Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs
All the Pretty Little Horses
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Do Your Ears Hang Low
This song has roots in oppression. See also Surprising Racist History of Ice Cream Truck Song article article Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs
John Kanakanaka
“Kanaka” was a disparaging term for Hawaiians, sung by English sailors who couldn’t pronounce their names. See also meaning of “kanaka” article
Camptown Races
This song has roots in oppression. See also Blackface minstrel songs Minstrel show article Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs
Oh Susanna
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Old Dan Tucker
This song has roots in oppression. See also Blackface minstrel songs Minstrel show Decolonizing the Music Classroom article Info about the song Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs
Turkey in the Straw
This song has roots in oppression. See also Blackface minstrel songs Minstrel show Decolonizing the Music Classroom article article Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs