Wednesday, March 16, 2016

This Is The House That Redlining Built

A Modern Nursery Rhyme by Mother Becky














This is the house that redlining built.

This is the water
That came to the house that redlining built.


These are the people
That drank the water

That came to the house that redlining built.

These are the laws
That hated the people
That drank the water
That came to the house that redlining built.

This is the racism,
That made the laws
That hated the people
That drank the water

That came to the house that redlining built.

This is the fear with the media horn
That fed the racism
That made the laws
That hated the people
That drank the water

That came to the house that redlining built.

This is the power, ugly and strong
That spread the fear with the media horn
That fed the racism

That made the laws
That hated the people
That drank the water

That came to the house that redlining built.

These are the men, corrupt and wrong
That held all the power, ugly and strong
That spread the fear with the media horn
That fed the racism

That made the laws
That hated the people
That drank the water

That came to the house that redlining built.

This is the money
That moved the men, corrupt and wrong
That held all the power, ugly and strong
That spread the fear with the media horn
That fed the racism

That made the laws
That hated the people
That drank the water

That came to the house that redlining built.

These are the lies
That made all the money
That moved the men, corrupt and wrong
That held all the power
That spread the fear with the media horn
That fed the racism

That made the laws
That hated the people
That drank the water

That came to the house that redlining built.

This is the country reaping discord
That sowed the lies
That made all the money
That moved the men, corrupt and wrong
That held all the power
That spread the fear with the media horn
That fed the racism

That made the laws
That hated the people
That drank the water

That came to the house that redlining built.



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