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Poem for MLK Day

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Rise up! Rise up, Americans! Too long have you delayed! While imperial-minded presidents Their cruel wars they have made. The hard-earned coin for which you toil Is spent on wars on foreign soil, The liberties you enjoyed of late Are clubbed to death by the police state. Rise up! Rise up, Americans! Adopt the non-violent creed!  MLK showed us the way Love is all we need.
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Sherwood Ross worked as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News and contributed a regular "Workplace" column for Reuters. He has contributed to national magazines and hosted a talk show on WOL, Washington, D.C. In the Sixties he was active as public (more...)
 
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