Tom Lehrer (1928) American singer-songwriter and mathematician
"National Brotherhood Week"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
“Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks;
To hate all but the right folks
Is an old established rule.”
"National Brotherhood Week"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
Variant: Oh, the poor folks hate the rich folks,
And the rich folks hate the poor folks.
All of my folks hate all of your folks,
It's American as apple pie.
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks;
To hate all but the right folks
…" by Tom Lehrer?
Tom Lehrer60
American singer-songwriter and mathematician 1928Related quotes
“Folks never understand the folks they hate.”
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat
No. 2.
The Biglow Papers (1848–1866), Series II (1866)
“[…] the only folks who kill black folks any more are black folks.”
Michael Nutter (1957) American mayor
“[…] black folks kill more black folks than the KKK ever did.”
Michael Nutter (1957) American mayor
At an address on February, 2013 at the Community College of Philadelphia, City Journal, Spring 2013, vol. 23, no. 2 http://www.city-journal.org/2013/23_2_michael-nutter.html
“Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.”
Henry Fielding book Joseph Andrews
Book IV, Ch. 6
Joseph Andrews (1742)
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat
No. 1, st. 6
The Biglow Papers (1848–1866), Series I (1848)
“The white folks like for us to be religious, then they can do what they want to with us.”
Richard Wright (1908–1960) African-American writer
Native Son (1940)
“I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.”
Harper Lee book To Kill a Mockingbird
Pt. 2, ch. 23
Jean Louise (Scout) Finch
Source: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
