Today's post is a true piece of history. This is the VERY FIRST RECORDING by an African-American ! Ever. From, 1891, its George Johnson, with "The Whistling Coon." Now, its tough to hear the music through the surface noise/etc, but just to think, this is someone singing and whistling from 120 years ago! Yes, it's offensive. If you follow the video to youtube, there is a bit of the story behind it.
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