The two talked, yes, a simple debate.
One speaking facts. the other thinks it racial.
The black asked, what have you given us?
Be truthful, be factual.
We earned our freedom.
If up to the white man, we still be captured.
The white man said, we gave you a job.
A way to pay your bills and support your family.
The black man countered but now you're fearful in present times.
Of our success and earning power.
So, what have you given us?
Except for your old traditions of being bigots.
We see it playing out daily and by seconds, minutes and hours.
The white man says, my family worked hard to accomplish things.
No intervention from the government.
Then the black man hit him with truth.
And it was living proof.
Oh, but the government got you ahead and keeps you there.
The white man asks how?
The black man said, Jim Crow's law was for you.
Never for us to excel.
And tricks of the government keep you there.
The white says, I disagree.
The black man says, this my truth and I am standing by it.
What have you given us?
May 26
May 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM UTC
The two talked, yes, a simple debate.
One speaking facts. the other thinks it racial.
The black asked, what have you given us?
Be truthful, be factual.
We earned our freedom.
If up to the white man, we still be captured.
The white man said, we gave you a job.
A way to pay your bills and support your family.
The black man countered but now you're fearful in present times.
Of our success and earning power.
So, what have you given us?
Except for your old traditions of being bigots.
We see it playing out daily and by seconds, minutes and hours.
The white man says, my family worked hard to accomplish things.
No intervention from the government.
Then the black man hit him with truth.
And it was living proof.
Oh, but the government got you ahead and keeps you there.
The white man asks how?
The black man said, Jim Crow's law was for you.
Never for us to excel.
And tricks of the government keep you there.
The white says, I disagree.
The black man says, this my truth and I am standing by it.
What have you given us?
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