Double Consciousness

by Adrian Younge

From the album: The American Negro

Track 5 of 26 on The American Negro (2021).

Duration: 0:38

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Lyrics for Double Consciousness

Double consciousness The psychological challenge we face as we look at ourselves Through the eyes of a racist society Image versus identity is the conundrum It's further perplexed by the fact that we can't even agree on our name As a black father, I fight with my five-year-old daughter as she says "We are brown and they are pink" And in her defense, she views the world with a version optic As I view the world through the stained glass of history That questions whether I'm even human

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  23. Jim Crow's Dance
  24. Patriotic Portraits
  25. George Stinney Jr.
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