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10/4/2020

The Etymology of "Jazz": A Cautionary Word About Digital Sources

by Ken Lawrence

Digitization projects have made historical newspapers much more readily accessible, but the process admits error and historians should be cautious making bold claims based on them.

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The Etymology of "Jazz": A Cautionary Word About Digital Sources

by Ken Lawrence