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Chain
…reactions…
Starting out
…enslaved…
After the war
between the states…
Caught hell…
for being saved…
Wasn’t well received…
in any case…
Our successes,
set off …alarm bells…
Created enemies
so, you raised Hell
trying to erase
…our race...
Set up, Jim Crow…
segregated society
(Raised, waved
…the cotton picking flag)
Southern traditions, versus…
deplorable conditions
Legal profession
made laws
to siphon off
…the self reliant…
Paying off
the leadership…
killing off the defiant
Used tear gas, police,
judges, dogs …unjust laws
Created vigilante groups
like the kkk
Some see them as patriots
…to others terrorists
Spontaneous reactions
…To the main attraction
To get what you’ve got
…takes sacrifice…
The clever set the stage
…for the play…
Justice… delayed,
diverted, deflected
…perverted, neglected
Charged twice
…that’s stealing
from the time
Being black
…was the real crime
Roll the dice
…pay the price…
Set up to fail…
from the very start …
From the rope
…to the vote…
You’re a real
American
…now…
You’ve finally…
paid the price
Got you...
a black president
Y'all, stand tall
…served two terms
see, it’s for real…
(even though)
You paid twice
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