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UnEqual


Brown v. Board And they thanked the lord Rosa -- Separate but equal, Even if you’re feeble NAACP/SNCC/CORE All started arising from the floor Malcolm X and Martin Luther Civil rights booster Violent or Non-violent What will keep them silent? I Have a Dream As our brothers and sisters scream Little Rock 9 It’s about time Sit-ins became classic Attacks were so drastic Railroads, Buses, and Freedom riders Paved the way for a lot of outsiders Johnson, Kennedy and Eisenhower Panthers paraded black power Fights, Bombings, and Riots All fell a little too quiet Whips, Clubs, and Tear gas The KKK set out to harass Grandfather, Taxes, and Literacy Made voting harder deliberately
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