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The census man, The day he came round, Wanted my name To put it down. I said, Johnson,
From Christ to Ghandi Appears this truth— St. Francis of Assisi Proves it, too: Goodness becomes grandeur
That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are w… Her bandage hides two festering so… That once perhaps were eyes.
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…
The rent man knocked. He said, Howdy—do? I said, What Can I do for you? He said, You know
I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream a world where all
Now dreams Are not available To the dreamers, Nor songs To the singers.
You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which y… And be ashamed. Look down upon white folks And upon yourselves
When Susanna Jones wears red her face is like an ancient cameo Turned brown by the ages. Come with a blast of trumphets, J… When Susanna Jones wears red
When I was home de Sunshine seemed like gold. When I was home de Sunshine seemed like gold. Since I come up North de
I am your son, white man! Georgia dusk And the turpentine woods. One of the pillars of the temple f… You are my son!
I sat there singing her Songs in the dark. She said; 'I do not understand The words’.
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run?
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…
Clean the spittoons, boy. Detroit, Chicago, Atlantic City, Palm Beach.
