Thursday, May 16, 2013

Civil Rights Poems

Oppressed by Jim Crow
degrading citizenship rights
violence in the south
unhindered and encouraged by southern goverments
separate but equal
like Brown v. board of education
banned but not diminished discrimination

Power
integration?
robbing people of their identity and heritage
we need Power
Self determination
racism will be present
but we shall be self sufficient

Chicano Movement
political empowerment
and social inclusion
failure to live up to promises
reclaim birthright and national heritage
undocumented or documented
all are equal and it is time
to take a stand

Native Americans
seizing facilities
and violence
will show them
what they've done isn't right
and will not be forgotten

Feminist Movement
Liberation of women
suffrage
gender equality
domesticating women
and making them the
"second gender"
is wrong...








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