The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #29237   Message #3152481
Posted By: GUEST,JC
11-May-11 - 11:53 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Run, Nigger, Run
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Run, Nigger, Run
History should be remembered as it really was, not how we want to sugarcoat it today. These songs may not be politically correct by today's standards, but they tell of a real time, when slaves worked on plantations & the patrollers (Pattyrollers) checked them to be sure they had proper passes to be off the plantations, & if not, enforce the consequences. Old songs shouldn't be lost & everyone whether they are white, black, purple or green, should try to ensure they are not. Let's tell all our history - the good & the bad, the funny and the sad. Let's not rewrite what was, let's not glorify slavery but let's not pretend it didn't exist either. Just appreciate this for it's heritage & historical significance.