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"The Belle of Manilla"
During the 1890s, popular songs and sensationalist news coverage played a large role in drumming up support for U.S. intervention and the Spanish-American War. "The Belle of Manila," written in 1898, was one of many pro-war songs that were played in [...]
Tags: Philippine-American War
Item Type: Music/Song
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
"The Black KPs"
"The Black KPs" was written by Charles Hillman and Sidney L. Perrin in 1898 to bolster the domestic support for the war in the Philippines. While the sentiment behind the song was considered patriotic, the language in the lyrics are unmistakably [...]
Tags: Philippine-American War
Item Type: Music/Song
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)