#Americans #Blacks
Clean the spittoons, boy. Detroit, Chicago, Atlantic City, Palm Beach.
My old man’s a white old man And my old mother’s black. If ever I cursed my white old man I take my curses back. If ever I cursed my black old mot…
been scared and battered. My hopes the wind done scattered. Snow has friz me, Sun has baked me, Looks like between 'em they done
When I get to be a composer I’m gonna write me some music abou… Daybreak in Alabama And I’m gonna put the purtiest so… Rising out of the ground like a sw…
How quiet It is in this sick room Where on the bed A silent woman lies between two lo… Life and Death,
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
When the shoe strings break On both your shoes And you’re in a hurry— That’s the blues. When you go to buy a candy bar
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run?
I know I am The Negro Problem Being wined and dined, Answering the usual questions That come to white mind
Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard The boogie—woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? Listen closely:
Because my mouth Is wide with laughter And my throat Is deep with song, You do not think
You say I O.K.ed LONG DISTANCE? O.K.ed it when? My goodness, Central That was then!
Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I have as much right
Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal… It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up,
God in His infinite wisdom Did not make me very wise— So when my actions are stupid They hardly take God by surprise
