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Progression Pt2: a Brief Summary of Black History

Revolution! Revolution! Is the cry of the war Civil conflict to combat Fight for freedom once more, Taking bullets for the north We will overtake the south, Gettysburg reaches hearts by way of word of mouth, Keep fighting, keep talking, Lincoln makes a declaration, Freedom is a document Emancipation Proclamation, Yell Glory Hallelujah History is being made, Yet illogical inequality Is the heat within the shade, Segregation is the word Whitey yells it from the mountain, No colored folks eat our food Or drink from our water fountains, Different schools, different places, Different things for different races, Last difference is Humiliation on our faces They whistle at a white woman Beat them until its hard to stand, Either the cops will get them first Or we enforce the wrath of Klan, Hang em high up in the trees Cut the privates off the man, Example after example, That will make them understand, Take us home, We want to roam, Free within the mother land, Marcus Garvey is the speaker Back to Africa is the plan, We want to go, We want to stay, A mix of love and disagree, What other way, what other way, To fight this inequality?

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Date: 11/27/2010 5:34:00 AM
Deep write my Poet friend, a pleasure to read... always Michael
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