Now it is no mystery
This story belongs in history
Of freedom fighters
Oh so bold,
Whose stories are finally being told
Stories of their bravery.
Of victories in spite of slavery.
We owe them all our liberty
They did so much for us
They sacrificed,
Some even died,
To bring us equality,
Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman
And Medgar Evers too.
Thurgood Marshall, Sojourner Truth,
Just to name a few.
Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson,
And Martin Luther King
All suffered many hardships
To make freedom reign
We owe them all and many more,
Who worked to set us free.
They sacrificed so very much,
To bring us equality.
Now we must live
So we can show
How their struggle can make us grow.
MATTIE GARRISON McALISTER
St. John Avenue