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Tuskegee Poems - Poems about Tuskegee


The Caged Bird Still Sings
...Written By: D. Collins 7/7/25 I know the names of some of the greatest to ever dawn black skin. Dr. Charles Drew, Miles Davis, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin. <>...

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Categories: tuskegee, black african american, inspiration,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Nigga Nature
...Written By: D. Collins 3/15/25 A Nigga Nature is something you’re not accustomed to. In that you have the privilege of color afforded to you....

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Categories: tuskegee, america,
Form: Crown of Sonnets



Premium Member Why Germany Lost the War
...While Italian girls were looking at shoes, And German women were reading the news, And checking to find some good movie reruns, The Russian women were grabbing their guns. And while Germany wa......

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Categories: tuskegee, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member WHAT TIME IS IT?--
...Shoe Shine for a dime What time is it Nuclear drop bom What time is it sticky Tuskegee experiment what time is it trip through the fallopian tube what time is it laid horizontal in a woo......

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Categories: tuskegee, allegory, analogy, destiny,
Form: Dramatic Verse
History’s Pen
...In shadows cast by history's pen, A tale of strength begins again. From fields of struggle, rises the song, Black voices echoing, bold and strong. Harriet's courage, a guiding light, Through f......

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Categories: tuskegee, 9th grade, black african
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Winged Warrior
...Winged Warrior With his hand over his faded heartbeat Tuskegee airman, Ohio’s son, Takes off in a flight plan for eternal terminals This living aviator legend – Whose heart looked up to soar o......

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Categories: tuskegee, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Experiment
...Beguiling as a cunning fox Deleterious intent without stop Empty promises of free healthcare Great pain and suffering like a sick animal in its lair Some saw it while many did not Yes! This ......

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Categories: tuskegee, abuse, betrayal, corruption, dark,
Form: Rhyme
They Weren'T Wanted
...World wars 1 and 2 The wars to end all wars But for some, they couldn't fight for the country Because of the color of their skin They weren't wanted Even though they could enlist Segreg......

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Categories: tuskegee, history, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Man and the Peanut- -
...**THE MAN AND THE PEANUT** Who was George Washington Carver?, black educator and scientist; and maybe even some crimes he tried to abolish; Then he devoted special attention to agric......

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Categories: tuskegee, analogy, appreciation, black african
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member The Women of Tuskegee-Tuskegee Airmen
... If you look behind his story there’s a woman you will find. Not in the struggle for the glory but with a duty on her mind. Now meet The Women of Tuskegee. Tuskegee Airmen they......

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Categories: tuskegee, black african american, history,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Flyboys Dream In Azure
...Dedicated to the Red Tails/Tuskegee Airmen They said that this was all in err, at governmental pleasure. But you took on a challenged dare cause flyboys dream in azure. They said ......

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Categories: tuskegee, black african american, blue,
Form: Quatrain
Children At Risk
...Children At Risk Every time I hear a child has been neglected and vastly un protected. Parents and caretakers have the most important job of the world, To raise and mold a boy or girl. I......

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Categories: tuskegee, abuse, childhood, discrimination,
Form: Light Verse
Home of the Slaves
...Land of the free Home of the slaves The blood, sweat and tears of my ancestors resonate Amongst the soil where they were slain I’m hearing their struggle I’m feeling their pain I can’t imagine being ......

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Categories: tuskegee, allegory, black african american,
Form: Verse
My Black History Poem
...I want to lead you to safety like Harriet Tubman, While we are on our way, I want to stop traffic like Garrett Morgan, Before we get there, I want to right all wrongs like Supreme Court Justice ......

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Categories: tuskegee, black african american,
Form: List

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