The US has an identity crisis rooted in way too much religion

[stuck in the middle]

62. Bothsiderism...

...between the masters and the slaves.

Yes, it is a two-sided coin.

A La Mina No Voy (2014) - Traditional Colombian Folksong

A portrait of Afro-Colombian life, 'A La Mina No Voy' (I am not going to the mine), is a Colombian folksong that was sung by slaves resisting work in the mines.

arrangement and violin, Aron Frank
voice, Teófilo Potes (Buenaventura, Colombia)

( voice taken from 'Afro-Hispanic Music from Western Colombia and Ecuador' // recorded and edited by Norman E. Whitten, Jr. // Folkway Records, Album No. FE4376, ©1967. )
_____________________________________________________

Manque (aunque) mi amo me mate/ Although my master would kill me
A la mina no voy/ I am not going to the mine

No quiero morir/ I don't want to die
De un canalón/ In the waterway (of gold placering)
A la mina no voy/ I am not going to the mine

Mi amo pegado, yo lo digo/ My master punishes, I say it
Con justícia y con grador/ With justice and with willingness
A la mina no voy/ I am not going to the mine

Que a lo' hombres no 'e venden/ Don't sell the men
Porque tienen corazón/ Because they have courage
A la mina no voy/ I am not going to the mine

Manque (aunque) mi amo me mate/ Although my master would kill me
A la mina no voy/ I am not going to the mine