Let straighten something out. The term ‘coon’ described a person of lower class. In the song “All Coons Look Alike To Me” the black woman singing these words preferred a fine, upstanding black man. That song was written by a wonderful black man, Ernest Hogan.
The song Bedelia which can be found on this channel refers to an Irish woman as coon.
Some African-American songwriters and entertainers (like James A. Bland and Bert Williams) became rich and famous. This was because they were very talented singers, dancers, musicians, actors, comedians, and song creators.
This is my channel and I can say what I am learning from sheet music. Not everything racial is racist. Much of the extreme racism we carry now was created in the 1960s and beyond. We try to paste it all the way back into slavery days. But slaves were valuable because of the economy! The international slave trade was outlawed just as the cotton growing business got profitable. Because of this, black lives and well-being was protected in the majority of cases.
We all hate slavery. Most of us disagree with segregation now. But to force your hatred onto modern people is misguided and not helpful. What is helpful is to appreciate the contributions black people have made. One of these is in music. I love black music from all periods. That’s the reason this website exists.