Cotton Comes to Harlem
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What about the $87,000
of poor black folks' money

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that he stole from all
over this country? Stole?

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That's right. Stole!
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We ran a check on
o'malley's entire operation.

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It's clean.
Absolutely legitimate.

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Full clearance from
the state department,

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securities exchange
commission,

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the attorney general of the state
of new york. What else do you want?

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What the hell does the attorney
general, the state department,

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or even the president
of the united states know

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about one goddamned thing that's
going on up here in harlem?

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Ed o'malley's respected by
responsible people. Respect, my ass!

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Pastors, race leaders,
politicians,

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not to mention the large following
he has among black folk everywhere.

:20:30
Black folk need hope
like everybody else.

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What is it
with you people?

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One of you like reverend
o'malley tries to do something,

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does anybody try to help him? Hell no!
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You're after him
like crabs in a basket.

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Uh, how many shares of the back to
africa, inc. Would you buy, captain?

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That's impertinent.
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The hell it is!
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One more word out of you, and
I'll run you right off the lot.

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We've been trying to teach
white folks all our lives.

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School's over.
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Let's go look for lo boy
at junkies' paradise.

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Damn it, anderson. Who's in
charge of this investigation,

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you or them?
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You've gotta understand
ed and digger, sir.

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I understand those two,
all right.

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Too quick
with their fists,

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too flip with their talk,
too fast with their guns.

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They're two damn black maniacs
on a powder keg,

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and you're
letting them run wild.

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Ed and digger, they have their own
special way of dealing with things up here.

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And if they find something
kinky on reverend o'malley,

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I've gotta respect it.
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Sister!
Yes?

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Good afternoon, sister.
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And what kind of trick are you trying
to play on me, you old uncle tom?

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Ain't no trick, ma'am.
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I'm just trying to get this
bale of cotton onto my cart.

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Cotton?
Yes, ma'am.

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And I was just wonderin'
if some good, nice-lookin',

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strong christian lady like
you wouldn't give me a hand.


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