All righteous protests have two things in common
None are about the obvious; all are about the pernicious!
Football players aren’t kneeling because of the anthem
They are kneeling because police have been vicious.
None are about the obvious; all are about the pernicious!
Football players aren’t kneeling because of the anthem
They are kneeling because police have been vicious.
When students sat-in at lunch counters
They weren’t looking for a midday meal!
They didn’t care so much about food;
They wanted recognition as people and a fair deal.
They weren’t looking for a midday meal!
They didn’t care so much about food;
They wanted recognition as people and a fair deal.
Nat Turner wasn’t pushing a religious crusade,
His rebellion killed roughly 60 whites,
But it sought to end the yoke and the lash
It was most of all about human rights!
His rebellion killed roughly 60 whites,
But it sought to end the yoke and the lash
It was most of all about human rights!
Rosa Parks wasn’t mainly concerned with a seat
She wanted Jim Crow kicked out on the street
And for segregation to experience
An unmitigated and resounding defeat!
She wanted Jim Crow kicked out on the street
And for segregation to experience
An unmitigated and resounding defeat!
When the Little Rock Nine went to Central High School
The issue wasn’t a course, a teacher, or a room
Though Central High had the money, textbooks, and supplies
The issue was ending the “Plessy v Ferguson” tune!
The issue wasn’t a course, a teacher, or a room
Though Central High had the money, textbooks, and supplies
The issue was ending the “Plessy v Ferguson” tune!
Now, in the NFL during the Star-Spangled Banner
When protesting players take a knee
It is not about partisanship or the Flag
It’s about the Brave calling out to the Land of the Free!
When protesting players take a knee
It is not about partisanship or the Flag
It’s about the Brave calling out to the Land of the Free!
Larry Conley
01 June 2018
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