Let Freedom Ring

“Let freedom ring!” Cried Jim Crow Movements and martyrs, The power in the moment of the voice, long ago lost -stolen- Found again! X marks the spot They beat us down and hold us back “All men are created equal”, what happened to that? I have a dream we will find our way To long divided- A haze, a cloud of fog- My ideas are dark and twisted, justifying unjustifiable acts! ‘An unfortunate loss’ Birmingham – ‘never forget’- empty words fill the boiling graves: bodies to consumed by fear to lift a finger, to make a change. A nation of hate can never be free Lee, Smith, Till, Reese, Parker, Guilhard, Moore, Evers, Chappell -Countless victims of a national crime- An injustice so high even a witness takes blame A war raged ‘In the name of God!’ I pledge allegiance to my nation, my race, and my wallet. “Let freedom ring!” answered the survivors, plagued by their past