**Ella’s Song** / Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon We who believe in freedom cannot rest We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons Is as important as the killing of White men, White mothers’ sons And that which touches me most is that I had a chance to work with people Passing on to others that which was passed on to me To me young people come first, they have the courage where we fail And if I can shed some light as they carry us through the gale The older I get the better I know that the secret of my going on Is when the reins are in the hand of the young who dare to run against the storm Not needing to clutch for power, not needing the light just to shine on me I need to be just one in the number as we stand against tyranny Struggling myself don’t mean a whole lot I come to realize That teaching others to stand up and fight is the only way my struggle survive I’m a woman who speaks in a voice and I must be heard At time I can be quite difficult, I’ll bow to no man’s word
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 18:39:00 +0000
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