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In the woods, In a field, in the sheriff’s backroom Exclusion and humiliation every blessed day Men, women, children watching, smiling, pointing Hangings, maimings uncounted

Gentry didn’t like it but our hands were tied Yes we worked you and your children To your unmarked graves Holocaust like a virus spread Another century went by Stately homes, fine plantations, Our Southern towns, brick by brick Yes we did, for three hundred years We are decent and God-fearing Our women are good-lookingīetween Civil War and Civil Rights. The shining cities of France and England, You made us rich with the cotton you raised Slow down, raise a finger, say a word– They knew their duty to civilization The Land of the Free God-fearing men fought for white-skinned women Clean and righteous they wereįrom lands destined for them, They removed ungodly savages Enclosed them in reservations Those we didn’t slaughter

In the Land of the Free all men declared equal All men breathe the air of Liberty, Over 5,500 black women, men, and children Shot by police “in the line of duty”