Davecoje.

When I was a kid in school, three recess periods a week, they taught us folkdances in the gym. One of the dances was called "Jump Jim Joe", another was "Turkey in the Straw".

We also spent a lot of time watching civil rights activities, and heard much about the terrible "Jim Crow Laws"--which we were told, were named for a very popular song--I was always puzzled because, thought I was familiar with many songs, I did not know this song--

Many years later, I had a chance to hear recordings of two very old, and notoriously racist songs, "Jim Crow" and "Old Zip Coon" do I need to tell you what songs they were?