The protagonist in the song was black. There he was, in the south, recalling the good times in Long Island, after being shipped south to forced labor.
Oh I see. So when he said “I wish I was in the land of cotton”, he was referring to New York?
Also, some of the words of that song were “Away down south in Dixie”. Give it up. He meant the south.
From the article:
“The degree to which you are now indebted to, and dependent on, your federal government is a most bitter reminder of our failure. But you have failed in a deeper sense. You, like many Americans, have in your ignorance abetted in the practical destruction our founders’ Constitution. Having surrendered liberty, you are no longer entitled to its blessings. So please do not speak of slavery. You have stripped yourself of your knowledge, pride and heritage. You have shamed and prostrated yourself, and, to no small degree, it is you who are now enslaved.”
That statement is flatly ridiculous. The protagonist could be black, but stating "I wish I was in the land of cotton..." is hardly likely to be about Long Island in New York.
Oh, that's right - New York was a major supplier of raw cotton to the world, not the southern states. We won't talk about slaves (and slave trading) in New York, nor about the northern ghettos.
Your veracity seems to track with your manners.