Response Entry 4/25

Tyler Burrell

Professor Jackson

Writing 2

4/25/18

Response Journal

            So, I’ve been listening to J. Cole’s album on repeat since its release on 4/20, and there’s a specific line in one of the songs where he raps about how the white men who tend to write history books tend to white out their sins. It is sad that Abraham Lincoln is represented as a hero for African Americans but in reality, him freeing the slaves was a war tactic. Yes, he did sign the emancipation proclamation but not for the greater good for all humanity he just didn’t want the south to win the war.  There is no doubt in my mind that the star-spangled banner is racist because everyone tends to leave out the third verse on Francis Scott’s key most famous song. We are taught to respect these songs but in reality, some of them don’t even respect African Americans as a race.