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The time has come for all the nations to gather together.
This has happened once in history, why not again?
As centuries pass, we see the hard work of our leaders in effect,
All kinds of people can freely attend schools, vote and work.
But our leaders started this movement and could not finish it.
They were hosed down, shot, and demoted for the hope of freedom.
Now it is our job to complete their mission!
Should we forget the pain our brothers and sisters across the seas endure?
Consider the thousands of women who are stoned to death just for seeking to educate themselves!
We do not need to look far to see that many rights are dismissed.
But we cannot just sit around and watch the rights of millions both here and abroad diminish.
Just as Dred Scott, Martin Luther King Jr, and Rosa Parks fought for their rights,
We should take note and do the same.

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