THANKFUL FOR LUCILLE CLIFTON
Today I’m thankful for people…
in a country where freedom has never been as easy for everyone as it should be…
who are courageous enough to teach are country’s true history.
People like Lucille Clifton…a famous poet who knew
Teaching an alternative form of history was absurd…
I think she said it best so I’ll leave you with her words
When faced with being taught a different history than she knew and lived
She respectfully declined,
Saying…
They ask me to remember
But they want me to remember their memories
and I keep on remembering mine.
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