J. Aubrey Carpenter (Lincoln University, PA, April 1919); Philadelphia Tribune, July 10, 1920:
You who fought the Hun “over there”
On the shores of No-man’s Land,
Have now returned to your native soil
With honor and glory in hand.
Category Archives: Hope, Determination, and the Future
Songs of the Oppressed (1923)
Wendell P. Gladden Jr. in the California Eagle, April 14, 1923:
There’s a yearning in the breasts of all
who have tasted grim oppression’s gall,
Who have fought against the odds of wrong,
For expression, both in word and song.
To a Baby (1920)
Annette C. Brown in Half-Century Magazine, March 1920:
Little soul so young and pure,
Gazing through bright eyes at me;
Little soul that must endure
What the future holds for thee.
Africa, Over the Sea (1908)
T. J. Flanagan in the Atlanta Independent, March 21, 1908
(Tune: America)
My home, sweet Africa’s hills,
My heart with rapture it fills
To think of thee.
Thy holy laws I sing,
Wisdom and justice cling,
Thy bells of welcome ring
Over the sea.
A Word to the Negroes. And All. (1909)
Landon West (Pleasant Hill, OH) in the Atlanta Independent, October 23, 1909:
To show all our people their chances to live,
And share in the blessings that Heaven may give,
With aid to our nation, to honor each race,
A word for the negroes is surely in place.
