Not a great year for Leadbelly, to many a monumental figure in black culture. We have seen recently an attempt to ban his "Pick a Bale of Cotton", now his classic song "Black Betty" seems to be biting the dust. I sicerely hope that Leadbelly's name will last substantially longer than the names of those who try to suppress him.
   Just to get things out of the way, can I alert these bookburners to the fact there is another great Leadbelly song called "Black Girl"....I imagine if you suffer from a delusion that"Black Betty" is racist, you will think the same about this. And then there is his "Yellow Girl". Oh dear, I think I shall have to lie down for a bit.