Drop the Mic

Ida- “I was the first one not to move on the train I won a settlement, for my emotional pain” Rosa- “But I was the one who went down in history So I’ll say that I have the victory” Ida- “Miss Parks take a seat for real I, Ida B. Wells was the real deal I knocked on the woman’s door And walked into her house Told her to tell the truth and shut her mouth” Rosa- “Martin the King and I the Queen We changed the history books The marches, the protests, legislation Check it out take a look My living was not in vain” Ida- “No Rosa it wasn’t But you played the game By piggybacking off me The law worked for me because I had tenacity” Rosa- “Well Ida, we boycotted the buses we started walking Then the bus companies started talking So I hit them in their pocket, leaving the buses with empty seats I did my part take a look at my feet Better known as the Montgomery Boycott By starting that, I started a lot” Ida- “No one is trying to take your props I led the anti-lynching crusade in the United States Because injustice continued to escape I also called for President William McKinley to make reforms Because lynching could not be accepted as the norm” Rosa- “You and I have done a lot for our people” Ida- “We have done our part to obliterate evil” Rosa- “Thank you my friend” Ida- “I thank you my sister, this is not the end”