'Carry me back to old Virginny': song and chorus, 1878. Creator: Connelly-Co.. # 2949771

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'Carry me back to old Virginny': song and chorus, 1878. 'Two plantation melodies! Standard and popular!'.'Carry me back to old Virginny', words and music by James A. Bland, and 'There's a happy little home', words and music by Harry Woodson. Older black man sitting at the side of a road remembering his younger self depicted in the smaller illustration. From a collection of sheet music, some examples of which depict African Americans in a derogatory way. Other examples are songs by white musicians purporting to be black.

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