THE BLACK BRIGADE PLANTATION SONG & DANCE SUNG WITH GREAT SUCCESS AT BRYANT'S MINSTRELS. WORDS & MUSIC COMPOSED BY DAN. D. EMMETT

Published by Published by Wm. A. Pond & Co., New York, 1863

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Folio, 10" x 13-1/4." Decorative title page with a variety of type styles and sizes. Disbound. A short, closed margin tear without loss. Very Good. Words and music by Emmett are printed for his song, "The Black Brigade." In the usual crude dialect: "Dar's someting rong a brewin; Gwine to jine de Union." Rick Stattler at Swann's nicely described this piece for its 2020 sale: "This piece of sheet music may have been inspired by the formation of the great United States Colored Troops regiments in 1863, but as written in dialect by one of the founders of blackface minstrelsy, it offers a mocking perspective on black patriotism: 'Dar's someting rong a brewin' / Gwine to join the Union!' " Swann 2533:84. OCLC 488345158 [4- Huntington, Temple, U PA, Lincoln U] as of March 2026.

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Title
THE BLACK BRIGADE PLANTATION SONG & DANCE SUNG WITH GREAT SUCCESS AT BRYANT'S MINSTRELS. WORDS & MUSIC COMPOSED BY DAN. D. EMMETT
Author
Emmett, Dan. D.
Publisher
Published by Wm. A. Pond & Co., New York
Publication year
1863
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AFRO-AMERICANA, AMERICANA, CIVIL WAR

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David M. Lesser specializes in Americana of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Some areas of concentration are listed above. Please call for an appointment to see my stock in person at my office. My web site is available for your perusal at www.lesserbooks.com.

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