African-American History Rap
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- Apr 26, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 28, 2018
By Sharon Jordan Holley
I say A B C D E F G
African-American History
H I J K L M N O P
African-American History
Q R S, T U V
African-American History
W X Y and Z
This is a story all about me;
A for African-American,
My true identity.
B for Benjamin Banneker,
Surveyor of Washington, D.C.
C for my community,
A place that I call home.
D for all the discoveries
I made just on my own.
E for education
We use from day to day.
F for all the families
And the love that they portray.
G for all the talents and gifts
Of those who entertain.
H for the writers – Hughes and Hurston
Who wrote about the people plain.
I for rhythm, blues, and jazz
All our instruments.
J for Jesse Jackson
Who ran for president.
K for Martin Luther King
We honor with a holiday.
L for the cowboy, Nat Love,
“Deadwood Dick” they say.
M for Madam C. J. Walker
A black woman millionaire.
N for the prophet Nat Turner,
A freedom fighter who dared.
O for oppression that we must fight
To keep our struggle alive.
P for the principles some have held
That fill our hearts with pride.
Q for the questions that I ask
about my history.
R for religion
Islam to Christianity.
S for the seven days
Of the Kwanzaa celebration.
T for Harriet Tubman,
Conductor on Freedom’s station.
U for Underground Railroad,
A secret passageway.
V for the values that make me strong
From unity to faith, I pray.
W for Woodson, Carter G.,
A vision he did see
When he proclaimed February
For Black History.
X for the name that Malcolm took
Because it means unknown.
Y for You – to be all you can
From the first day you are born.
Z for zenith, the highest point
In this universe
You’re reaching up
When you learn
An African –American history verse.
I say A B C D E F G
African-American History
H I J K L M N O P
African-American History
Q R S, T U V
African-American History
W X Y and Z
This is a story all about me.
This is a story all about me.
Source:
Talk That Talk: An Anthology of African-American Storytelling
Edited by Linda Goss, Marian E. Barnes
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1989
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