20 - Black Experience in America, 18th-20th Century by Various

Discover a rich tapestry of voices in Black Experience in America, 18th-20th Century. This collection features a diverse range of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, drama, and speeches sourced from Project Gutenberg, highlighting works by and about African Americans. From the poignant epistolary exchanges of late 18th-century black Baptist preachers to the powerful testimonies of ex-slaves from the 1930s, this anthology offers a profound exploration of the African American journey through time. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

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Section twenty of Black Experience in America eighteenth to twentieth century.
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by Thomas W. Tawley. Recording by Nikki five zero four
Black Experience in America eighteenth to twentieth century by various
section twenty. Here comes a young man according cording cording,

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Here comes a young man according it's titlum titlum day, say,
won't you have one of us? Us? Sir? Us sir say,
won't you have one of us? Sir? The brown skinned
lady say you is too black and rusty, rusty rusty?

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You is too black and rusty, say tittlum tidlum day,
We hain't no blacker in you, sir, you sir, you, sir,
We ain't no blacker than you, sir. Then brown skin
ladies say, pray, won't you have one of us? Sir?
Uh sir us sir, pray? Won't you have one of us? Sir? Say?

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Y'all are goals? All gay? Who is too raggedted? And dirty, dirty,
dirty you is too raggeded and dirty, said titlum tidlum day.
You sure is God the big head, bake head, bake head,
you sure it's got the bake head. You needn't come
this way. We good enough for you, sir you, sir you, sir,

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We good enough for you, sir them yaller gals all
say the fairest one that I can see, that I
can see, that I can see, the fairest one that
I can see. Say tittum titlum day, My Lulu, come
and walk with me, Walk with me, Walk with me,
by Lulu, come and walk with me, miss titlum titlum day.

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Black Experience in America eighteenth two twentieth century by various