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Rowland Scherman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963
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You Know…
Way back in the ’40s,
she had a cat
black as night
and named it . . .
Well, you know.
This was the ’40s
In the ’50s,
driving through Roxbury,
he pointed at the children
jumping rope on the sidewalk.
“Look at all the ‘picka . . .'”
Well, you know.
It was the ’50s.
April 4, 1968 . . .
Well, you know.
It was the ’60s . . .
We all know
what they were like.
Read a comment
the other day —
by a guy
on Facebook
about how “tired”
he is of “those” people
always complaining.
Well, you know.
It’s the ’20s.
You know?
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Russell Dupont is an artist and an author whose artwork is included in a number of public and private collections. He has published two novels, King & Train and Waiting for the Turk; two books of poetry; and two non-fiction chapbooks. His essay, “The Corner,” is included in the anthology Streets of Echoes. His work has been published in various newspapers and literary magazines. He was the founder & publisher of the literary magazine,.the albatross.
Visit his website by clicking here
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Listen to Odetta’s 1964 recording “Got My Mind on Freedom”
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