George Botsford was a prominent ragtime composer, and this piece exemplifies the transition between marches and syncopated ragtime. It is distinctive for its clean, symmetrical phrasing and pleasant, light-hearted melodic character.
The player must maintain a rock-solid, steady stride pattern in the left hand while keeping the right hand light and rhythmic.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Black and White is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Black and White lasts about 3 minutes.
Black and White is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Black and White Rag by George Botsford, Boomerang Rag by George Botsford, Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.