Best Dred Scott Poems
A Covenant Fulfilled : a Witness To Christ...now when i look back in history i have come to discover
that true African-american history is basically undercover
most cultures know their history and from whence they came to be
but somehow that......
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Categories:
dred scott, black african american, christian,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
We Are Not Afraid...We Are Not Afraid
Why should we be afraid?
If this were the case,
There would be no United States.
The founding fathers were not afraid
To face imprisonment or death;
General Washing......
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Categories:
dred scott, america, education, history, political,
Form:
Verse
Citizens Disunited...Awhile back,
in the Dred Scott decision,
SCOTUS denied rights of citizenship
to people of color
"as a subordinate
and inferior class of beings,
who had been subjugated
by the dominant race.........
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Categories:
dred scott, health, integrity, leadership, peace,
Form:
Political Verse
Abolition Day...It's the most significant day in Black American history
December 6,1865 the legal ending of chattel slavery
It was 157 years ago
When they finally let God's people go
In the year 1619 was when......
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Categories:
dred scott, slavery,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
200 Year War...The history of the two hundred year war
T'was blackness at it core
A Feudal Economic plan
It good conscience it couldn't stand
Thousands died in fields of waste
Quenching its bitter taste
......
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Categories:
dred scott, abuse, america, conflict, discrimination,
Form:
Rhyme
The 4th...It’s a firework holiday,
so let’s light up the night,
wave the stars and stripes,
eat barbecue and drink bud light.
We’ll celebrate the liberties
that SCOTUS says we’ve still got
It appears t......
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Categories:
dred scott, analogy, eulogy, holiday, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
The Assault on Women's Rights...emands
Enacting state enforcement bans:
These "Red State" rogues have been the cause
Of pain, and suffering - and loss.
The ones who follow without thought.
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If there's one thing we could abort -
The now empowered "Dred Scott" Court.
"Injustices" who took their seats
Enabled by replete deceits:
Empaneled through a bank of lies -
False testimonies in disguise.
The ones whose favors now are sought.
......
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Categories:
dred scott, america, betrayal, integrity, loss,
Form:
Rhyme