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They made us sit at the back of the bus.
They isolated us.
Different public places.
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I am an African American Woman
And I was the lowest of the low in history.
Thank you Lincoln for helping set me free.
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The struggle was never mine,
but I bathe in its sweet rewards
The fear was never mine
Yet freely I find myself
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Stop for just a minute and see
the vision of what the world could be
a simple life led by light
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We stand
Here
Together
Every race every age
Treating each as kindred
Because that is what we are.
11 years 1 month ago
We stand
Here
Together
Every race every age
Treating each as kindred
Because that is what we are.
11 years 1 month ago
The struggle
The pain
The discrimination
Between each other
What are we fighting for?
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Times are forgotten,
Like sands of the hour.
Minutes unnoticed,
Beauty of the flower?
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I am an African American, Truth Be Told. Riding in a car in a nice neighborhood on my way home, Truth Be Told.
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The front pew in church
We sit together.
Hold hands through a prayer.
Black and white
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