Charles Mingus "Don't Let It Happen Here" (1966)
"Don't Let It Happen Here" Charles Mingus One day they came and they took the communists and I said nothing because I was not a communist. Then one day they came and they took the people of the Jewish faith and I said nothing because I had no faith left. One day they came and they took the unionists and I said nothing because I was not a unionist. One day they burned the Catholic churches and I said nothing because I was born a Protestant. Then one day they came and they took me, and I could say nothing because I was as guilty as they were for not speaking out and saying that all men have a right to freedom, on any land. I was as guilty of genocide as you. All of you. For you know when a man is free, and when to set him free from his slavery. album: Charles Mingus "Music Written For Monterey 1965 - Not Heard, Played In Its Entirety At UCLA" (Jazz Workshop, 1966) https://www.discogs.com/release/4250272-Charles-Mingus-Musi...