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What1 and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do? What a waste, what a senseless waste! … I had accepted the accepted attitudes and it had made life seem simple… "

- Ralph Ellison, “Invisible Man" (Schmoop Editorial Team)

(Written in 1896 by Ernest Hogan, the first African-American to perform on Broadway, this popular tune helped to further perpetrate broad generalizations and stereotypes about African-Americans in the late 1800's and the early part of the 20th century.)