A List of Things People Blamed on Jazz

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A shortage of farm labour
Warts on the feet
Dull pupils
Bad teeth
Girls leaving home
An increase in heart failures
Small families
Elephantine ears
Difficulty recruiting college athletes
Ruined legs
Indigestion
The increasing tendency toward divorce and ruined marital happiness
@paulisci I'm sensing a "once you've gone black..." vibe here.

@michaeljoseph @paulisci This is it, exactly.

Followed by Harry Anslinger's attack on cannabis.