#Americans #Blacks
Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see. She,
I am God— Without one friend, Alone in my purity World without end. Below me young lovers
It’s such a Bore Being always Poor.
Love Is a ripe plum Growing on a purple tree. Taste it once And the spell of its enchantment
In places like Selma, Alabama, Kids say, In places like Chicago and New York...
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
Remember The days of bondage— And remembering— Do not stand still. Go to the highest hill
And that is what poetry may do, wrap up your dreams, protect and preserve and hold them until maybe they come true. Columbus dreamed of finding a new world, he found it. Edison dreamed ...
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,
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams
I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn’t, So I jumped in and sank. I came up once and hollered!
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…
