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I Didn't Realize, When I Decided To Be A Comic, That A Black Person Had Never Been Allowed To Stand Flat-footed In America And Talk To White Folks. It Never Happened Before.

I Was Born And Raised In St. Louis, And This Little Town, Eight Blocks Away, Place No One Ever Heard Of, A Black Man There Commands The Attention Of The World For Months? That Ain't My World.

Race Baiters And Discriminators May Go Underground, But They Never Move Out Of Town.

When I Was A Boy, I Was Taught Never To Use Insulting Expressions Like, 'i've Been Gypped,' Or, 'he Welshed On The Deal.'

When I Lost My Rifle, The Army Charged Me 85 Dollars. That Is Why In The Navy The Captain Goes Down With The Ship.