harry brown Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 CENTURIES AFTER THE SLAVE SHIPS 1600'S./SYMBOL OF FREEDOM, LIBERTY,AMERICAN FLAG,THE RED,WHITE AND BLUE..LIBERTY,FREEDOM NOT FOR THOSE WITH A DARKER SKIN HUE./OUR ANCESTORS CAPTIVE AFRICANS,SLAVED ON SLAVE SHIPS,FORCED TO A STRANGE LAND...CHAINED,SHACKLED,AT SLAVE AUTIONS,SOLD,BOUGHT,NAKED AS THEY STAND.....UPON SLAVE PLANTATIONS,BENEATH THE SUN AND MOON LIGHT GLEAM..FOR HUMANITY,FREEDOM FROM BONDAGE THEY DID HOPE,PRAY AND DREAM..,DESPITE PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN FREEING THE SLAVES AND EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.BLACK PEOPLE STILL OPPRESSED,WITH NO EQUALITY IN THIS NATION...BLACK SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL CONTRIBUTIONS,INVENTIONS HELPING BUILD THIS GREAT LAND...PROTECTING THIS COUNTRY,BLACK SOLDIERS IN WARS,KILLED ON FORIEGN SAND.//BACK OF THE BUS,COLORED SECTION,WHITE ONLY,SCHOOL SEGREGATION..LYNCHING,HANGING,CHURCH BOMBINGS,FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY,SO MUCH SACRIFICE IN THIS NATION///.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,SCHOOL CHILDREN SPEAK WITH A PATRIOTIC REFRAIN..BLACK CHILDREN IN POOR COMUNITIES,POVERTY,VIOLENCE HAVE THEM CONFINED IN DETAIN....WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL,,WILL WHITE MEN MINDS CONTAIN..OR WILL POVERTY, UN EQUALITY,UN LIBERTY AND UN JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY REMAIN.///. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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