#Americans #Blacks
You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which y… And be ashamed. Look down upon white folks And upon yourselves
How quiet It is in this sick room Where on the bed A silent woman lies between two lo… Life and Death,
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,
Tell all my mourners To mourn in red — Cause there ain’t no sense In my bein’ dead.
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
2 and 2 are 4. 4 and 4 are 8. But what would happen If the last 4 was late? And how would it be
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
When the old junk man Death Comes to gather up our bodies And toss them into the sack of obl… I wonder if he will find The corpse of a white multi—millio…
From Christ to Ghandi Appears this truth— St. Francis of Assisi Proves it, too: Goodness becomes grandeur
It was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun—
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…
been scared and battered. My hopes the wind done scattered. Snow has friz me, Sun has baked me, Looks like between 'em they done
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
Because my mouth Is wide with laughter And my throat Is deep with song, You do not think