My Name Is Jim Crow
Location
27536
United States
36° 20' 1.9536" N, 78° 23' 44.1564" W
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Hi, my name is Jim Crow,
And I have the power.
The power to tell you where you can sit,
The power to tell you where you can drink.
I control your life.
You may not sit in the same area as your white counterparts.
I take away your freedoms and give them to the Whites.
I am the shield that is held by your white “brothers.”
I keep you inferior and in the dirt,
And you don’t have the power to change that.
My name is Jim Crow,
And I have all the power.
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