I'm sure there a lot of good songs on these B-Sides, but I think it's incorrect to attribute them to Harry Smith. Harry Smith chose the other sides for his anthology, and so many of the recordings in his anthology are absolute classics.

I enjoy listening through old recordings from the 1920s and 1930s, especially recordings from the Deep South. Some of the songs are classics; and some are overtly, hatefully racist. I'm pretty strong on the anti-censorship side, and I sometimes get flak about that from my more "liberal" friends. I don't want to see these hateful songs suppressed - I think they should be available so people can see the reality of racism. But on the other hand, I don't want these recordings presented in ways that make it easy for people to take pleasure in them - or worse yet, in a way that people will use them to promote racism.

It's a valid question, and I think there are many valid answers. But I hate to see anything be suppressed.

-Joe-