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Of Inter-Racial Marriage By Elton Camp Few topics from writing should be exempt This one, perhaps, very few would attempt To write on such a topic, some might scare But I am old enough that I really don’t care In this State years ago, you couldn’t choose A marriage license authorities would refuse A wedding of black and white you never saw Because it was a violation of established law Then awareness of civil rights came around And the courts rightly struck such laws down But bigoted social pressure was still in place And it held such marriages to be a disgrace “A white girl who’d marry a black is a whore.” You heard stupid stuff like that and even more Black father said, “Take a white for your wife And that will surely bring an end to my life.” It’s true that marriage is complicated at best And racial differences will add to all the rest It seems that prejudiced feelings now do fade And to wed whom you want fewer are afraid If some member of the KKK comes around And sees this poem, for sure he will frown Yet, a bigger concern does him now annoy: “I certainly do hope my girl marries a boy.”
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