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Clearing the Haze


We were called crazy then. To us they were not benign. We fought our brothers opinions. We were seen as out of line. We did sit-ins to stand out We marched and some met the pearly gates. The simple idea of equality. It was too much for some who would hate. By retrieving the rights We proved that they were crazy and we cleared up the boundaries of right and wrong that were hazy.
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nicoleneilson

I am a Social Studies Composite Teaching major at USU

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