Mammy’s Choclate Soldier
- Description
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One of Sophie Tucker’s forgotten songs. The song depicts white children wearing World War I army outfits and comprising a firing squad pretending to shoot a blindfolded comrade while his dog begs for him. An African American child cries in the background.
- Format
- Date
- 1918
- Date Range
- 1910-1919
- Language
- English
- Location
- New York
- Types / Genre
- Sheet music
- Collection
- David Soren Popular Sheet Music Collection
- Creator
- Sidney Mitchell, Archie Gottler
- Publishers
- Waterson, Berlin & Snyder
- Source
- MS 365 Box 6 Folder 25
- Citation
- American Vaudeville Museum Collection (MS 421), MS 365 Box 6 Folder 25, , courtesy of University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.
- Rights
- Public Domain