Color

Color

Blacks, Whites, Reds, Yellows.. they're all just colors

Colors that were meant to fill the pages of books, not the fuel the hatred of hearts

Colors that were meant to create joy among children, not create segregation

And you mean to tell me people died over these things? These things created animosity, and sit ins and people were imprisoned over these things?

You mean to tell me that people like me were once never allowed to speak to people like them and people like them could never drink after people like me?

You mean to tell me that "colored" was refered to a race? And not a crayon?

No. I am not "colored" I am African American. And People did die over the color of my skin. Color did create segregation.

Because once upon a time Civil Rights did exist.. and I was just colored.

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