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Freedom

Freedom We thought we were free Born that way we were told. Free from being beat, bought, borrowed, and sold. We thought we were free To think and be anything we can. Freedom was different for us the black man. We thought we were free From hangings, slavery, and working the fields. We don't pick cotton, tobacco, or crops to pay bills. We thought we were free We work for minimum $3 dollars the wage. Called boy and , but we control our rage. We thought we were free Equal that's what we said MLK must have bumped his head. We thought we were free Free at last! We praise that speech. Having no idea of the truth. We only know what they teach. -Bisonlion

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