Short Civil Rights Poems

Now, there’s time to think!
Write your thoughts of Civil Rights.
Share your “dream” with us….....

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lion in senate
"the boy from Troy" John Lewis ~
civil rights icon
.


Date written: 09/19/2020...

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slavery poetry
civil rights
poverty language
this is strong liberating art
to become soft after crime
rather than prevailing crime wages...

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Harold George Belanfante Jr.
            1927 – 2023

Harry Belafonte: Singer, actor and unshakeable civil rights activist...

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When Martin Luther King told me,
"Civil Rights suit me to a T"
I could see what he meant
For my placard was bent
So it read, " ruth will make you free!"...

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he was plain
he wasn't insane
he won't change
he walk and talk
the hiway 
and byway
to have a say
did it day and night
he was the
KING OF CIVIL RIGHTS...

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this still excist
 so don't miss
put up a fist
stand up
fess
get it done
go after that sungun
do't run
stand your ground'
this is your town
do't be put down
to see a better light fight
CIVIL RIGHTS...

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I feel like we could 
sing one of those righteous
civil rights anthems.

“We shall overcome”
goes to the pandemic point,
and we could hold hands.

Our kinship is dear, and earned,
with simple sacrifices.
Our struggle isn’t over....

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The senseless, brutal murder of Emmett Till
       In 1955 haunts America's consciousness, still.

        He's a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement.
His casket left open, a horrific sight; watershed moment....

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Susan B. Anthony...an American "Suffragist" 
And also,  "Civil Rights Activist" 
For her, luckily 
Though she was hung, it was only in effigy! 


Educate Me With Humor-Leader Clerihew Poetry Contest 
Sponsor Andrea Dietrich 
1-24-2019...

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RIGHTS

A poem by
Jerry May

We all like what we like, but that's no reason to hate,
But our idiosyncratic prejudices can't decide others fate.
Regardless of anyone's beliefs, preference or likes,
Everyone needs without exception to have every human and civil right....

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from Caribbean
queenie harlems queen of crime
ran the neighborhood

dressing to the nines
a civil rights activist
financial wizard

she taunted gangsters
to steal her territory
in newspaper ads

a gang war ensued
forty people were left dead
killer queen escaped...

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Honorable, legendary civil rights pioneer, Diane Nash
A cherished treasure that can't be purchased with cash 

 A great American. An enduring heroine to the nation 
   Her fierce activism helped end racial segregation



Date written 11/17/2022...

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Date 26 august -2020
Africa
African angel
Attract attention against
Assassination

Buying beauty
Baby baboon bloom
Beginning believer buy
Bewitched bear beauty

Class
Compelling Congo
Changing cheer culture calmly
Claiming civil rights


								Sponsored by: Jenish Somadas...

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I shall weep for fallen angels
I shall weep when there are no more
my thirst cannot be quenched from empty wells
I shall weep for fallen angels
their deeds will leave this story to tell
ships to heaven can’t run ashore
I shall weep for fallen angels
I shall weep when there are no more...

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Reinvention, Metamorphosis, a civil rights movement to free the oppressed.
Love is free, love is trusting, love is kind.
Love takes a stand for what is right.
Bravery takes a movement.
Bravery takes a stand.
Bravery takes a chance.
Bravery asks no opinions.
Bravery sometimes stands alone....

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body dysmorphia from...
an overactive optic nerve
speculation on the dating and self worth market

get a phone book and stay inside
homeless people exist
we are not clean for we do not have civil rights
the illness is in the occupation of the united states of america
welcome to the civil war...

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   Five Score Years ago Abe
   finds an end to racism?  Signed Proclamation           
   ‘till the nabe 

   divided all
   King’s dream of Emancipation
   we fall

   Unite
   civil nation
   rights!

   Five Score Years ago Abe   
   King’s dream of Emancipation            
   Rights!...

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"Don't look down on anyone unless you are helping them up"
 Quote by civil rights activist Jesse Jackson.

Kindness is Free.
Shine a light to show them the way.
Kindness is Free.
Showing that you care is the key.
Fill lonely hearts with joy today.
Spend time if they want you to stay.
Kindness is free....

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Stubborn refusal by Rosa Parks
     to up from her bus seat set off sparks...

 that ignited flames of Civil Rights movement.
     'Twas a legendary, watershed moment!



 Submitted for...
Clerihew Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Regina McIntosh
Date written: 12/18/2020...

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Some are born Harlem Mercedes
and cast their shadow wide
Turn the world around
with love and peace
Sapple as a Jamaican Calypso
you rode the island Sun
and gave your generational heart
An Aladdin's legacy of activism
of civil rights with Martin King
and the antithesis of Bush and Trump
Wisdom as cultured Wine...

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The late, great Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., also known as "Dr. King"
        His legacy and sledgehammer impact on civil rights, long-lasting

     In 1963, he eloquently delivered his iconic speech, "I Have A Dream"
Long-gone, yet his love light for humanity continues to gleam....

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So your daddy is white
          your mother is black
           What about you?
     Oh, you are just a little light.
      Do you want to live like white?
           or live like black?
      Hey man, I dont't want to fight
      Do you believe in civil rights?
            or the white hooded men who raid the night...

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They're knocking at me door
In the middle of the night
They're knocking at me door
Giving me an awful fright.

They taking me
To a camp where
Ashes fall like black snow.

I'll not be overjoyed
By goose-stepping boys 
With boots to their knees, oh hey,
And brown shirts and billy clubs
Cheese grater belly rubs
Coming to take me away....

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self pride
a wall standing
between free resources 
and your babies hungering eyes
torn down

beggers
spout civil rights
their misfortune you see 
begs atonement by sacrifice
your cash

A recent survey shows the average 
beggar takes home $150-$200 a day.  
Most of them just consider it “their job”

© Apr 14 2011 CGH...

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