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America

Do you know the meaning of the word "N" Did history divide us because of our skin? Greatness begins from within by character Not by the color of the skin But by what is inside of him And from of his talents, skills, and knowledge, Where does the battle of innocence begin? Does that mean I can no longer have different race friends? I no longer have the personal freedom to dream? I bottle up feelings of being mistreated? When a child calls me a "Niger" He believes I am inferior When a child is taught to hate himself The parents and teachers wage wars That teaches kids racial ignorance What makes a man better is when he learns to find his purpose Not to be judged by the skin he is in Nor to be treated wrong because he is different Man fails to understand what he does not know Life experience gives a child a chance to grow When a child loses his self-esteem He loses his will to live Teaching hate causes illness People can die from mental illness Teaching to forgive and love each other

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