Benjamin Hanby wrote “(Darling) Nelly Gray” in 1856, in outraged response to a fugitive slave case:
LOC.gov archives this 1856 sheet music:
The tune also inspired this 1860 Republican campaign song:
Benjamin Hanby wrote “(Darling) Nelly Gray” in 1856, in outraged response to a fugitive slave case:
LOC.gov archives this 1856 sheet music:
The tune also inspired this 1860 Republican campaign song:
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