Arkansas ..\\\"1919\\\"

O.G. Tone

The Elaine Arkansas massacre

September 30- October 1, 1919

This is lost history being considered a past time name sake?

I am hear to settle the truth!

But first understand a century of false lies

They said a couple of hundred Blacks died?

I say this is false information more like 800 died?

How could a small group of people kill everyone that exist in a small town next to an abyss

Must have been something I missed?

I've seen photos of Blacks laying in a grave style ditch

There were only a hand full of whites that were killed that day?

But there were a whole world of Black farmers

That lived hear years before being slaughtered like steer!

What we can't say is un-justified has always been ruled fair

Would it be fair game if we killed someone who looks like you because of greed?

Was we thinking deeper deployment?

We strategically killed you because of your creed

I've seen all the photos that hung someone that looks like me?

It looked a lot like me dead swinging from a nut tree

It looked like I was shoot in the head?

They hated me?

We could see just fine

We were tired of you taking advantage of us po' folk

You thought we all were blind!

You thought us po' folk couldn't read?

But we knew all the time you were robbing us of our dignity

To the point we would do anything to survive!

We had to think of killing you first?

We were already dead inside the Black Hurst

What could fucken be any worst?

We had nothing else to lose

We were deeply sadden by the Mississippi blues

We just wanted to be treated like humans?

We people to we care what you do we know its not fair

But what the hell you care?

We all went crazy?

Like we had lost our minds

But we are not going to be treated un-fairly not one more damn time!

We are prepared to die today if this means we are free?

We want all the false lies to stay buried inside that hollow grave

The one that lays aside a 100 year old slave

In Arkansas

 

 

 

 

  • Author: O.G. Tone (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 19th, 2017 18:37
  • Comment from author about the poem: This poem is about the \\\"1919\\\" mass murder of 800 Black farmers whom only wanted to be treated fairly this is a true account
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