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I’m a young poet yah that’s who I am But Black History do you know what that mean Yeah we free But only from the white man Til this day we still serving don’t you understand We not really free We just don’t work in the fields til we bleed But still we constantly get beat Not by whips or get hang by ropes But still in my heart we get choke Calling each other niggas within different race If you White Mexican Chinese and exedra You shouldn’t be know as the slave name nigga I take my hat off to those that die Because they are the ones that took free into pride Young people can’t you realize If it wasn’t for Rosea Parks we still be on the back of the bus Are even Martin L King JR That stood up and told the people about this dream And took a bullet from a person that didn’t like the word free Take is time and think about were you would be Half no not even half of us would be in these sits We could be don’t south wishing we was free People were killed just by saying a speech About being free Knowing your Black History while you can If it was for them we still be under a white man

Copyright © | Year Posted 2006




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