But still I stand proud

I am taken captive, made a slave but still I stand proud. I refuse to bow my head, instead, I fight from chains. I am spit upon, disgraced, but still I stand proud. I help build this land, with my strong, able hands and my razor-sharp wit. I am dismissed, my voice is ignored but still I stand proud. I transform this culture through the music of my fathers the poetry of my mothers the soul of my own. I am made a stranger to justice but still I stand proud. I fight for truth and freedom and, after too many years, I win. I am the President, a lawyer. I am a doctor, a neighbor, a friend. I am a parent, a student, a hero. I am black and I shall always stand proud.