We peal de chicken, Dey gib all of us de skin, And you may dat’s de means Dey requires you within the. We browse de- pot, Dey gib all of us the newest alcohol, And you can say dat’s good enough to have nigger.
It is not an adverse breakdown of the latest palpable injustice and you will fraud out of thraldom, giving–as it does–into the idle and you may idle, the brand new conveniences hence Jesus tailored are provided entirely into honest laborer. But into the holiday’s.
Judging from personal observance and you will sense, I do believe this type of vacations becoming extremely productive function, in the hands from slaveholders, out-of keeping on the soul out of insurrection one of many submissives.
In order to enslave people, successfully and you may safely, it is necessary having their heads occupied with viewpoint and you will dreams in short supply of the freedom from which he or she is deprived.