The Past As it Was
By: Najat M.
His voice echoed through the town,
proud and strong he stood,
Atop his head an invisible crown,
His mind and heart filled with good.
Gazing across the people’s stares,
minds filled with hatred bare.
Many stood with gleeful eyes,
Many evil with good disguise.
The sun was up
With clear blue skies,
Many poisoned heads
Filled with lies.
As he readied his mind, his heart, and his bed,
Aware of the risk
He began and said,
“I have a dream…”
A Tribute To Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Sophie G.
His life was threatened
But he kept marching
They bombed his house
But he kept marching
They locked him up
But he kept marching
He had every reason to stop
But he kept going
His horrible past
And
His hope for the future
Fueling
Every
Single
Step
American hero: Rosa Parks
By: Brooke S.
Sitting down
Most people stood up for justice
Rosa Parks sat down
Equality is what she fought for
Arrested for not giving up her seat
Just silly as can be
It’s like white people were kings and queens
And she was a maid
Sitting at the back of the bus
Was the only way
Doesn’t it all seem messed up now
Yet the world is still like this
Messed up people with messed up minds
Lets stop normalizing hate
And start normalizing love
Honorable Mentions
Untitled
By: Zoe P.
Martin Luther King Junior
He used his words to lead
He was a strong voice
He inspired so many through his actions and words
He was a voice for those who could not speak up for themselves
He was a spark of hope
He helped so many even if he did not know them personally
He was an activist who spoke up against racism in the U.S
Even Though he was arrested over 25 times he kept fighting for equality
He was the light for people when it was so dark
He comforted people and made them feel seen
He risked his life many times to abolish racism
He stood in front of over 250,000 people to speak
He comforted people even through his pain
He fought for so many
He is a true American Hero
The “Moses of Her People”
By: Kaylin L.
She was born into poor living conditions
But that didn’t stop her
She had great ambitions
Which would soon change how things were
She fought and fought
To fight against evil
No matter how hard things could’ve got
She’d always fought for her people
As an Underground Railroad “conductor”
She was said to have never lost a “passenger”
She learned all the safest routes and the place’s structure
To make sure nothing ended in a massacre
With all this help, she freed hundreds of people
To give them all a better life for living
She did all of this to make people treat others more equal
And to give the gift of giving
So each day on March the 10th
Let’s celebrate this amazing hero who has been summoned
To help her people up until her death
The “Moses of Her People”, Harriet Tubman
