[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Race Record" (CORRECTION)
Shapiro, Fred
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Tue Aug 19 17:01:34 UTC 2025
In the citation below, the year should be 1922, not 1911.
Fred Shapiro
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From: Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>
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Subject: Further Antedating of "Race Record"
race record (OED 1923)
1911 Chicago Defender 11 Mar. 7/4 (Newspapers.com)
(advertisement) Ask your neighborhood dealer for complete list of OKeh race records.
NOTE: "Race record" was the predecessor term for "rhythm and blues."
Fred Shapiro
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