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What We Remember, What We Forget

Did you know, during the Civil Rights Movement,some Black folks said, don’t bring that trouble here?They’d seen the klan ride,knew there was no army, no law,to shield them from fire—just the memory of lynchings,ash from burned churches clinging to their prayers. Sometimes, courage was not asking for change,but surviving another night. Still, Martin marched.Medgar, Malcolm, Fred Hampton—names…

What We Remember, What We Forget