And who sings for the thousands of colonists who were tortured alive, butchered or taken into the wilderness by the native americans who were not troubled by the concepts of racial genocide; the farmers and particuarly the wives and babies who suffered so. This is a part of our history which we convieniently forget, ignore or pretend that did not exist. When my genealogical reseach on my own family turned up a dozen or so victems my eyes were opened. Not to get off the subject, please note the importance these "Ethiopian" (minstrel) songs (and plays)were in setting the foundation of our popular culture, no matter what you feel about the use of colloquialisms well accepted in that day. Immagine how they would judge the verbal content of today's popular music.