This song is a satire of the traditional thinking of the south. Lester Maddox used to be a segregationalist, because he thought that this was what everyone wanted (blacks included). He later changed his views, and appointed more blacks to government offices than any govanor in any state ever. So when the song says Were keepin the niggers down, this is a sarcastic statement.
This song is a satire of the traditional thinking of the south. Lester Maddox used to be a segregationalist, because he thought that this was what everyone wanted (blacks included). He later changed his views, and appointed more blacks to government offices than any govanor in any state ever. So when the song says Were keepin the niggers down, this is a sarcastic statement.