'Tell me, dusky maiden', 1901. Creator: Unknown. # 2949797

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'Tell me, dusky maiden', 1901. 'Songs sung in the Klaw & Erlanger's production of the Drury Lane extravaganza "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast", staged under the direction of Ben Teal; music by Bob Cole & J.W. Johnson, music by Rosamond Johnson'. 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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Howley, Haviland & Dresser: American: Publisher
Klaw & Erlanger: American: entertainment management and production partnership
Rosamond Johnson: American: Musician, musical arranger, composer
Bob Cole: American, African American: Composer, lyricist, songwriter
James Weldon Johnson: African-American: Businessman, real estate, writer, civil rights activist, lyricist, songwriter