There Is One Thing You

A White Man Killed The Mules And Our Cows That Knocked Us Right Back Down. And Things Got So Tough Then I Began To Wish I Was White.

Our Foreparents Were Mostly Brought From West Africa. We Were Brought To America And Our Foreparents Were Sold; White People Bo Ught Them; White People Changed Their Names My Maiden Name Is Supposed To Be Townsend, But Really, What Is My Maiden Name? What Is My Name?

Actually Since The Convention I Have Gotten So Many Letters That I Have Tried To Answer But Every Letter Said They Thought This Decision, Not To Accept The Compromise, Was So Important. There Wasn't One Letter I Have Gotten So Far That Said We Should Have Accepted The Compromise - Not One.

One Day I Know The Struggle Will Change. There's Got To Be A Change-not Only For Mississippi, Not Only For The People In The United States, But People All Over The World.

That's Why I Believe In Christianity Because The Scriptures Said: "the Things That Have Been Done In The Dark Will Be Known On The House Tops."