Why do men sneer when I arise
And stand in their councils,
And look them eye to eye,
And speak their tongue?
Is it because I am black?


The Band of Gideon, and Other Lyrics (1918). Is It Because I Am Black?

Joseph Seamon Cotter Jr. Quotes

Why do men sneer when I arise And stand in their councils, And look them eye to eye, And speak their tongue? Is it because I am black?

Why do men sneer when I arise And stand in their councils, And look them eye to eye, And speak their tongue? Is it because I am black?

Why do men sneer when I arise And stand in their councils, And look them eye to eye, And speak their tongue? Is it because I am black?

Why do men sneer when I arise And stand in their councils, And look them eye to eye, And speak their tongue? Is it because I am black?