bdl radical speech (skit)
Singer:big narstie
trouble nah sit like rain
learn fi creep before you walk
every mickle'll make a muckle
ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands unto god
and princes shall come out of egypt
you can slave as you have for 300 years
you can shackle the hands of men
you can shackle the feet of men
you can imprison the bodies of men
but you cannot shackle or imprison the minds of men
reach out black men and women
and put our nature's knowledge to use
the black race is one of the branches of the human race
he occupies a position in the world
the black people are subjects of ostracism
it is said that our humanity has shown us no more love
no greater sympathy than we are experiencing
wheresoever you go throughout the world
the black man is discarded
is relegated to the lowest of things
this therefore suggests a problem
and one that must be solved
in this section of the world
unsympathetic and uncharitable behavior
of the groups of races around us
but since man has been placed on his own responsibilities
he must act on his own account
we will not unduly whine or complain
but reason amongst ourselves
and see what can be done to remedy this state of affairs
you have to fight your way through it
whether you will it or not
those of us who are able to fight more stubbornly live
and to them go the laurels
of our civilization and world
have not been trained or educated to the truths of life
he has shown us no more love