I find "Political Correctness," however originally well-intended, has put too many of us in the position of damning our predecessors by present-day standards.

It is absolutely true that the words 'blind,' 'white,' 'black' or 'satchmo' would likely not appear as an qualifying appellation for any entertainer today. They were devices and identifiers once widely used, particularly in the rural south, and usually self-imposed.

In reading Josh White's biographical information, I saw that there were numerous such individuals, so named, moving about from Savannah to New Orleans, and north to Chicago. This was between the twenties and forties, primarily, and long before that. They were men who lived by their wits and their songs, as best they could. They left behind a musical legacy for us to enjoy. Since I can't go back and repair their condition, I will simply remember them, enjoy their songs and try to work on making our world a better place for their descendents.