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            <mods:title>Commence ye darkies all</mods:title>
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            <mods:title>White folks, I'm goin' to sing</mods:title>
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            <mods:title>Den commence, ye darkies all</mods:title>
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            <mods:namePart>Corrister, W. D.</mods:namePart>
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            <mods:namePart>Firth, Pond &amp; Co.</mods:namePart>
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              <mods:placeTerm type="text">New York (1 Franklin Sq., New York)</mods:placeTerm>
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            <mods:publisher>Firth, Pond &amp; Co.</mods:publisher>
            <mods:dateIssued>c1849</mods:dateIssued>
            <mods:edition>5th ed.</mods:edition>
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            <mods:extent>1 score ([2], 2-4, [1] p.) ; 33 cm.</mods:extent>
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          <mods:note type="statement of responsibility">words &amp; music by W.D. Corrister.</mods:note>
          <mods:note>For voice and piano.</mods:note>
          <mods:note>Cover title.</mods:note>
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            <mods:topic>African Americans</mods:topic>
            <mods:topic>Music</mods:topic>
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            <mods:topic>Banjo music</mods:topic>
            <mods:topic>Songs and music</mods:topic>
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            <mods:topic>African American musicians</mods:topic>
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