Category: African-American
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“And What Shall You Say?” by Joseph S. Cotter, Jr.
“Lord, I do not hate, I am hated. I scourge no one, I am scourged…”
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“Sir, We Would See Jesus” by Frances E.W. Harper (1825 – 1911)
“…We would see Jesus; proud and high Temples and domes have met our eye…”
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“To the White People of America” by Joshua McCarter Simpson (1820 – 1876)
“…Lo! Ten thousand steeples shining Through this mighty Christian land, While four millions slaves all pining And dying ‘neath the Tyrant’s hand…”
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From “Moses: A Story of the Nile” by Frances E. W. Harper (by 1825 – 1911)
“…f the hours; men rose not from their seats, but sat In silent awe. That lengthened night lay like a burden On the air, — a darkness one might almost gather In his hand, it was so gross and thick. Then came The last dread plague — the death of the first born…”
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“George Moses Horton, Myself” by George Moses Horton (1797? – 1883?)
George Moses Horton, Myself BY GEORGE MOSES HORTON I feel myself in need Of the inspiring strains of ancient lore, My heart to lift, my empty mind to feed, And all the world explore. I know that I am old And never can recover what is past, But for the future may some light unfold And…
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“Evening” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
“Beneath some friendly blade of grass The lazy beetle cowers; The coffers of the air are filled With offerings from the flowers.”
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“I Have a Rendevous With Life” by Countee Cullen (1903 – 1946)
“I have a rendezvous with Life, In days I hope will come,…
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“The Gift to Sing” by James Weldon Johnson (1871 – 1938)
Sometimes the mist overhangs my path, And blackening clouds about me cling; But, oh, I have a magic way To turn the gloom to cheerful day— I softly sing…
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“After the Winter” by Claude McKay (1889–1948)
Some day, when trees have shed their leaves And against the morning’s white The shivering birds beneath the eaves Have sheltered for the night…,
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