The Ice Cream Truck Song Has a Racist History NPR says they "have unpleasant news" about the jingle—mainly, that it used to be a minstrel song. By John Boone May 13, 2014 6:12 PM ...

Here’s something that’ll make it impossible to hear the ice cream truck song in the same way: The seemingly sweet and whimsical tune has a racist history. Viola Davis just dropped that ...

This is the story of why our beloved ice cream truck plays blackface minstrel music that sends kids dashing into homes in a Pavlovian frenzy searching for money to buy a Popsicle.

Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA partners with ice cream maker Good Humor to create a new ice cream truck jingle as an alternative to 'Turkey in the Straw.' ...

What are the racist origins of the ice cream truck song? The song was originally recorded by a man named Harry C. Browne and released in 1916, according to the Smithsonian.

"Turkey In The Straw," is a song that brings the ice cream man with it in the summer, but it has a racist past. Now, ice cream trucks have a new jingle to play.

Ice Cream Truck Song Has Appallingly Racist Origins Written by Marc Hogan | May 12, 2014 - 5:24 pm. The United States’ benighted history on matters of race lingers in various subtle and not-so ...

Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA is putting the “good” in Good Humor, partnering with the sweets vendor to create a new ice cream truck jingle as a free alternative to the well-known and problematic ...