We the People of Ebony

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    We the People of Ebony






    We the People of Ebony

    We the people of ebony
    Has written in blood our legacy
    Across the pages of history
    In our continuing quest for equality

    From the cotton fields of slavery
    To the lily white halls of bigotry
    We’ve fought a racially biased economy
    In a double standard society

    Fighting Jim Crow laws that against us promote violence
    For many years we marched in silence
    We were never victims of circumstance
    But always victims of racial intolerance

    And now through drugs, immorality, and illegal guns
    They seek to destroy us through our precious young
    Through the concept of gang violence, and false pride
    Our youth are committing genocide

    When will we the people of ebony
    Take up the stand to vigorously
    Stamp out racial inequality
    And demand that our people at last be free

    H. Wilson

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    cherlemarie commented on We the People of Ebony

    06-02-2009

    Awesome piece..........very moving and makes one soul search to see what they can do to change the atmosphere around them...............love, love, love it
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    edb6163 commented on We the People of Ebony

    05-23-2009

    This is a well written poem. The end rhyme is a little unusual, but my favorite stanza is- "From the cotton fields of slavery To the lily white halls of bigotry We’ve fought a racially biased economy In a double standard society" A powerful piece of writing. Good work!
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    Glory commented on We the People of Ebony

    04-23-2009

    For sure, my brother, you have spoken my sentiment very clearly. This is an excellent poem.
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    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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