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struggle4progress

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8. Only a pawn in their game

Reply to Niagara (Original post)

Mon Aug 26, 2019, 06:59 PM

Aug 2019

The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid and the marshals and cops get the same
But the poor white man’s used in the hands of them all like a tool
He’s taught in his school from the start by the rule that the laws are with him to protect his white skin
To keep up his hate so he never thinks straight about the shape that he’s in
But it ain’t him to blame
He’s only a pawn in their game

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The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi [View all] Niagara Aug 2019 OP

So inspitational and touching...thanks so much for sharing this!❤ Karadeniz Aug 2019 #1

You're very welcome Niagara Aug 2019 #4

K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #2

I'm right there with you, SM Niagara Aug 2019 #5

Thank you. We must not let this be who we are. nolabear Aug 2019 #3

You're very welcome Niagara Aug 2019 #6

Thank you for sharing this with us. MuseRider Aug 2019 #7

Only a pawn in their game struggle4progress Aug 2019 #8

Thank you for sharing this post. gademocrat7 Aug 2019 #9