from The Black Man’s Plea for Justiceby Ephraim David Tyler Hear me, statesman, I am pleading to defend The black man’s cause. Will you give me the protection to outline your laws? Will your lawyers plead my cases in your courts? Am I not a citizen? I pay dear for transportation over all your railroad track. I come up to every requirement and I will always pay my tax. And when I don’t fill in blanks correctly, will you kindly teach me how? Ruling power of this nation, will you give me justice now? I prepared your wedding supper and I dug your father’s grave. I did everything you asked me just because I was your slave. I helped build your great bridges and I laid your railroad steel. Oh, I been a mighty power in your great financial wheel. And when I don’t do jobs correctly will you kindly teach me how? Ruling power of this nation will you give me justice now? 1 Select the correct answer. What is the mood of the poem? A. doubtful B. indignant C. overwhelmed D. conciliatory
from The Black Man’s Plea for Justice
by Ephraim David Tyler
Hear me, statesman,
I am pleading to defend
The black man’s cause.
Will you give me the protection
to outline your laws?
Will your lawyers plead my cases
in your courts?
Am I not a citizen?
I pay dear for transportation
over all your railroad track.
I come up to every requirement
and I will always pay my tax.
And when I don’t fill in blanks correctly,
will you kindly teach me how?
Ruling power of this nation,
will you give me justice now?
I prepared your wedding supper
and I dug your father’s grave.
I did everything you asked me
just because I was your slave.
I helped build your great bridges
and I laid your railroad steel.
Oh, I been a mighty power
in your great financial wheel.
And when I don’t do jobs correctly
will you kindly teach me how?
Ruling power of this nation
will you give me justice now?
What is the mood of the poem?
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