I'm sure that many of us have listened many times with pleasure to the songs on the Harry Smith Anthology. I don't find any of the songs in the Anthology to be racially unacceptable, and it's important to remember that these are the songs Harry chose, not the B-Sides. I'm sure I will enjoy the Dust-to-Digital collection, as I have enjoyed many other collections they have published. I want to have easy access to racist songs for the purpose of study, but I don't want to listen to them for entertainment. I don't want that sort of stuff going 'round in my head, although I want the opportunity to study them.
So, I applaud Dust-to-Digital for their decision to omit these songs.

-Joe-