Equal Civil Rights

During a horrific war That divided our country in two Abraham Lincoln freed all African Americans From their chains of bondage Though they were free Discrimination and hatred Continued to follow the African American people Even long after the war had ended The black race was not truly free It would be almost another 100 years Before African Americans Were able to have true freedom With valiant men and women Both black and white Fighting bravely to win Equal Civil Rights From the right to vote To the right of due process To the abolishment of The separate but equal doctrine Little by little, African Americans Won equal Civil Rights So that a 200-year old statement “All men are created equal” Would at last ring true Throughout this great land