In life, the most important things in life for us Negroes were freedom, rights and most of to march and sing.

As we tried to escape, they chased us with horses but we knew a path of secret courses.

They sold our children, fathers, sisters, and brothers, and sometimes when born, taken from mothers.

Later the years came the Emancipation, but then came our third problem called segregation.

Now here we are in the 21st century, and we’re scared out of our minds, but thank God that it’s all behind.

Because even though it started about 200 years ago, there are still signs of racism and discrimination, but we’ll make it through because God made us equal.

So if you discriminate me, you’re discriminating YOURSELF!

-Shay