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

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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?

1
 
Select the correct answer.

What is the mood of the poem?

 
 A. 
doubtful
 B. 
indignant
 C. 
overwhelmed
 D. 
conciliatory
 
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