Will you herd me in a Jim Crow car

I take munitions through,

When all those foreign folks whove waited--

Sincerely,

To celebrate

Because Im black?

Im a Tan-skinned Yank

Hold me back?

Will Dixie lynch me still

I promised him that I would try

From the factories and the farms,

Will the Jim Crhttps://read.99csw.comow laws still stand?

Or will Victory change

Your antiquated views?

When this war

Here in my own, my native land,

Italians, Chinese, Danes--are liberated.

I am a Negro American

You cant say I wasnt with you

As the Germans did the Jews?

Where his son could be a man--

Or will you stand up like a man

When I九*九*藏*書 return?

I write this letter

On every battle line,

Over There,

Everywhere.

Into the Fascists laps.

Where he fell.

Or will you comrades in arms

Like cattle?

Dear Fellow Americans,

Ive dropped defeat

And thered be no Jim Crow birds

Ive watched him dying

Shall I still be colors slave?

The Germans and the Japs,

BE ME-DAY, TO九九藏書O?

Out to defend my land

Ive driven back

Army, Navy, Air Corps--

Is through.

Ive seen my buddy lying

Or will you do me

When this war comes to an end,

You cant say I didnt fight

To make our land a land

At home and take your stand

So this is what I want to know:

For Democracy?

Our Vicｒeａd•９９cｓw.ｃｏｍtory Day

WILL V-DAY BE ME-DAY, TOO?

Have learned what this war

I ask, WILL V-DAY

When Ive helped this world to save,

Hoping times will be better

Thats all I ask of you.

As a soldier, and a friend.

When we lay the guns away

Left in our sky.

in each battle.

From Burma to the Rhine.

Thats what I want to know.

Will you still let oldｒeａｄ•9９cｓw•cｏm Jim Crow

When we see Victorys glow,

Will I still be ill-fated

World War II.

When I take off my uniform,

I face death the same as you do

Was fought for us to learn?

Will I be safe from harm--

I wear a U. S. uniform.

GI Joe.

I am there.

I fight--or stevedore, too.

Driving a tank.

To smash the Fascists might.

Ive done the enemy much harm,