The Artist Must Elect To Fight For

I've Learned That My People Are Not The Only Ones Oppressed... I Have Sung My Songs All Over The World And Everywhere Found That Some Common Bond Makes The People Of All Lands Take To Negro Songs As Their Own.

Freedom Is A Hard-bought Thing And Millions Are In Chains, But They Strain Toward The New Day Drawing Near.

The Talents Of An Artist, Small Or Large, Are God-given... They Are A Sacred Trust.

Artists Are The Gate Keepers Of Truth. We Are Civilization’s Radical Voice.

The Artist Must Elect To Fight For Freedom Or For Slavery.