Black History Resources
Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream - Click here to listen to the speech.
The King Center in Atlanta , Ga. - Click here to enter the site
Standing Tall
- poem by Jamie Mcakenzie
(In honor of Martin Luther King)
Some kings rule their kingdoms sitting down surrounded by luxury, soft cushions and fans
But this king stood strong, stood proud, stood tall
When the driver told Rosa "Move to the back of the bus!"
When the waiter told students "We don't serve your kind!"
When the Mayor told voters "Your vote doesn't count!"
And when the sheriff told marchers "Get off our streets!"
using fire hoses, police dogs and cattle prods to move them along
This King stood strong, stood proud, stood tall
Speaking of peace, of love, and children hand in hand
free at last, free at last
When some yelled for violence, for angry revenge
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
He stood his ground,preaching peace
And when some spit out hate, he stood there smiling, spreading love
Until it rolled like the sea across the land
Sweeping away Jim Crow, breaking down the walls
Ringing the bell joyfully for Freedom
Until, standing on the mountain top, they shot him
Coldly, hoping to see him fall, hoping to put him away, to bring him low
But this King, even in death, even today
stands strong, stands proud, stands tall
And we remember
c. 1982, Jamie McKenzie, all rights reserved. This poem may be printed and shared by schools.
Legends of Tuskegee - George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washinton, Tuskegee Airmen
Provided by the National Park Service Museum Management Program
Slave Narratives from Documenting the American South at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Slave Narratives on Project Gutenberg - Project Gutenberg: Free Books in the Public Domain
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Public Domain Books by African Americans and About African Americans found on Project Gutenberg
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Links to WPA Slave Narratives listed on PBS.org