I Am A Negro: Black As The

The Depression Brought Everybody Down A Peg Or Two. And The Negroes Had But Few Pegs To Fall.

They [the Police] Learned Something From Them Harlem Riots. They Used To Beat Your Head Right In Public, But Now They Only Beat It After They Get You Down To The Station House.

It's Such A Bore Being Always Poor.

When I Were A Young Man, I Used To Play Baseball And Steal Bases Just Like Jackie Robinson. If The Empire Would Rule Me Out, I Would Get Mad And Hit The Empire.

Liberty! Freedom! Democracy! True Anyhow No Matter How Many Liars Use Those Words.