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STAND UP FOR YOURSELF


Harriet Tubman

Abe Lincoln

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King                     

Backbones

Hearts

Minds of Steel

 

Black and White

Just a color

Hard work and enterprise             

Body, mind, skills

Individual but equal

They understood

 

Love of country

Hope

Family

Future                                           

Freedom

 

They broke us free

Stand up for them

Stop the violence                          

No victims anymore

 

Act

Move

Get a job

 

Affirmative Action

No more

 

Stand up for yourself

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