Terrorism: It's Not a New Word
terrorism has been going on for thousands of years
not just in the Middle East, but in America right here
Black folks have been terrorized for many years and in many ways
with lynchings, cross burnings and the destruction of the churches where we pray
we've been treated worse than dumb cattle
at one time they even referred to us as chattel
we've been beaten, whipped, forced and sold
taken from Africa, our motherland
brought over on slave ships
to become the property of an unrighteous man
for over 400 years we have been treated
no better than common dirt
but our faith in God has been the only constant
enabling us to deal with the hurt
to Black Americans terrorism is not a new word
and for anyone to say as much seems completely absurd
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