In this land of freedom's boast, A shadow lingers, a heavy ghost.
Black men strive, their spirits strong, Yet burdens weigh, where they don't belong.
From fields of cotton, chains unbound, A nation's wealth on backs profound.
Emancipation's promise bright, Met with Jim Crow's hateful blight.
Through segregation's cruel divide, Dreams deferred, where hopes have died.
A fight for justice, voices raised, For equal chances, pathways paved.
In streets of concrete, echoes rise, Of sirens' wail, of...