Ethnocentrism (E) Scale – Suggested Final Form (Form 60A)
“Negro musicians may sometimes be as good as white musicians, but it is a mistake to have mixed Negro—white bands.”
CITM_6080f677b01f · 1 source instrument · 1 surface variant
negro musicians may sometimes be as good as white musicians but it is a mistake to have mixed negrowhite bands
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“Negro musicians may sometimes be as good as white musicians, but it is a mistake to have mixed Negro—white bands.”
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