They Fought

My people fought too hard for us to squander it all away suffering through degradation, segregation, insufferable emotional and physical pain
My people fought too hard just to get the simple respect every human deserves refusing to be broken down by name calling, perseverance despite their beaten bodies they still continued to fight so we wouldn't have to endure the same
My people fought too damned hard in a way no person should ever have to They were raped and beaten but they still chose to fight as opposed to retreating so that WE, their son's sons and daughter's daugters wouldn't have to suffer the same pain
My people fought too hard living through being treated as less than animals They fought to prove they were not niggers or massa's whores to prove we are all God's children that WE ALL bear HUMAN souls so that their future generations wouldn't have to fight not to be called by those very same names
My people fought My people died My people endured My people survived They were whipped, chained and firehosed Hung from trees and dragged behind trucks down gravel and dirt roads Why because they were considered nothing more than lowly niggers not worth the very dirt that what remained of their bodies was left on
They fought too hard for us to throw all they survived through for us away Refusing to give up their seats on the bus simply because they looked like one of us They understood the risks of executions, imprisonment and physical persecution but they still fought until their was retribution and for us to treat each other the way we do is so very much more than a slap on their long since buried weary, beaten faces
So EVERYTIME you refer to one of your own as a niggers, bitch, thot or hoe support a song that disrespects another who looks just like you remember my people before took beatings with whips to prove those labels wrong You need to get down on your knees and thank God that YOUR PEOPLE before you took those beatings so you would not have to
They bled They hurt They cried Suffered through indignities to be granted simple human rights none should ever be denied Please do not let their fight be in vain because I am sure they would weep now knowing that we are treating each other in the way they thought their fighting for us would end They fought too hard for us not to continue their legacy of strength,  dignity for a once great and proud people and I will fight to make sure that legacy remains