Why Black History Month <p>Were it not for slavery</p> <p>There would be no</p> <p>Black History Month</p> <p>Martin Luther King Jr. Day</p> <p>Or a Malcom X</p> <p>No Barack Obama</p> <p>Our first Black President</p> <p>And arguably, no America</p> <p>As we know it</p> <p>Built on sweat and tears</p> <p>Of free labor</p> <p>Over hundreds of years</p> <p>Making a young nation</p> <p>Prominent and wealthy</p> <p>Beneficiaries of a servitude</p> <p>Both north and south</p> <p>Until slaves were freed</p> <p>Only to endure Jim Crow</p> <p>Discrimination and segregation</p>
Were it not for slavery
There would be no
Black History Month
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Or a Malcom X
No Barack Obama
Our first Black President
And arguably, no America
As we know it
Built on sweat and tears
Of free labor
Over hundreds of years
Making a young nation
Prominent and wealthy
Beneficiaries of a servitude
Both north and south
Until slaves were freed
Only to endure Jim Crow
Discrimination and segregation
For another hundred years
Leaving a legacy
In American history
Worthy of special attention
With the solemnity
Of a living monument
That is
Black History Month.
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Once again we are blessed
Frederick Rundlet Tisbury MAOnce again we are blessed with the presence and being of this marvelous poet, artist.....and teacher to all. Amen
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