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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by FREDERICK DOUGLASS First Line: We raise the wheat Last Line: And say dat's good enough for nigger. Alternate Author Name(s): Bailey, Frederick Augustus Washington | |||
We raise the wheat. Dey gib us de corn: We bake de bread, Dey gib us de crust We sif de meal, Dey gib us de skin; And dat's the way Dey take us in; We skim de pot, Dey gib us de liquor, We raise the wheat And say dat's good enough for nigger. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN ORDER FOR A PICTURE by ALICE CARY BRONX, 1818 by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE ASSAULT by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY THE POET AND HIS BOOK by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY |
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