Black Slavery
Unrewarded and unwilling slaves
they were forced to be, against their will.
In saying that these people paved the way,
for economic foundations
Of the USA.
The south was the worst,
The slaves working there
Felt cursed.
Slaves worked on tobacco and rice plantations
For little or no money
What they would have given
For a little honey.
Also working with cotton and sugar,
They still couldn’t afford
To go to a butcher.
Northern states abolished slavery
After 5,000 black soldiers fought for America
And where set free,
Those where the lucky ones
That didn’t have to plea.
The southern states at its worst
Started slave breeding,
If the women didn’t abide
they would cop a beating,
as young as 13 just a girl,
How is this fair,
In this world.
They had to give birth
As often as possible,
Who made these laws?
Where unstoppable.
A law came into term,
Called SLAVE CODE,
slaves had to submit themselves to
Their master, if they didn’t there
Would be a disaster,
The disaster of being sold
Like an animal,
Is so so cold.
Not allowed to read and write
All they had was their sight.
Rebellious slaves faced
Brutal punishments,
Tring to escape
their masters
Astonishment.
Some killing their newborns,
In order to protect them,
from a world that was
Controlled by men.
The North built some underground railroads,
to help the slaves to freedom,
some followed
with good reason.
Although slavery was lesser in the North
They still faced discrimination,
These people had no
Stimulation.
Couldn’t vote, own property,
No freedom of movement
Danger of kidnapping,
The list is endless,
No, I’m not rambling.
No black and white marriages,
Segregation in public places,
And schools, these innocent people
Felt like fools,
Couldn’t live a life of choice these
Times where hard,
For the rest of their lives
They felt scarred.
Unimaginable circumstance these blessed
People lived,
So hard for them to relive.
Will things ever really change,
when all the politicians,
do is pass the blame.
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