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Talking About Race And Ice Cream Leaves A Sour Taste For Some **CLICK YOUTUBE LINKS TO HEAR EACH SONG The song, which was released in March 1916 by the Columbia Graphophone Company — later Columbia Records — is titled, “NIGGER Love A Watermelon Ha! Ha! Ha!” It was written by actor Harry C. Browne and played on the depiction of African Americans as “mindless beasts of burden greedily devouring slices of watermelon,” according to NPR‘s Theodore Johnson. He wrote: “As quickly as it began, the music paused, and this call-and-response ensued: Browne: ‘You n—– quit throwin’ them bones and come down and get your ice cream!’ Black men (incredulously): ‘Ice Cream?!’ Browne: ‘Yes, ice cream! Colored man’s ice cream: watermelon!’ *VERSION ICE CREAM TRUCKS PLAY The Ice Cream Truck Song: youtu.be/CZB6WXDuM1g *RACIST VERSION with LYRICS Nigger love a watermelon HA! HA! HA!: youtu.be/Ebh6x6Bze_0 SOURCES npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/05/11/310708342/recall-that-ice-cream-truck-song-we-have-unpleasant-news-for-you m.washingtonpost/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/05/14/that-familiar-ice-cream-truck-jingle-has-some-pretty-racist-lyrics/ m.spin/articles/ice-cream-truck-song-racist-origins-npr/
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 02:08:46 +0000

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