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America, 1963
A baby cries in Harlem:
his mother, mournful, sighs
for she knows he’ll keep on crying
until the day he dies.
A child cries in Memphis:
her teacher asks her why.
“I wish that I was light skinned,
blonde-haired and blue-eyed.”
A man cries in Montgomery:
nobody wonders why.
It’s such a common sight there
that no one bats an eye.
A woman cries in Selma,
not expecting a reply.
She knows she’ll never see the day
when someone hears her cry.
A young man cries in Birmingham,
a different kind of cry:
a cry that calls for freedom
and demands a reply.
He marches through the city,
A twinkle in his eye:
He might not end the heartache,
but he’s still gonna try.
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In honor of Black History Month, this poem is meant to exemplify the struggles of the African American community during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's and 70's.