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Let us gather A

Like our fellow negro sisters and brother A

“Lift every voice and sing” B

Until we march down to our freedom gates C

Let us march down and down to our happy place C

“Lift every voice and sing” B

Till our people are free D

So let them be D

Let us all gather in unity E

So let us come together as a community E

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"Lift every voice and sing" (A)

Come my black brothers and sisters as we can overcome everything (A)

Using the power we hold (B)

We can break the chains to liberty (C)

Becoming unrestricted from the burdens placed upon us by society (C)

Hoping that one day we can die from being old (B)

No more brutality and unjust murders (D)

No longer listening to the white man's orders (D)

Gaining opportunities to reach our hopes and dreams (E)

Finally having the chance for them to nurture and gleam (E)

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1. "Lift Every Voice And Sing," A

2. Obeying A Bad King, A

3. Working All Day We Was Trying Our Hardest. B

4. No Matter How Much We Try, C

5. They Still Work Us Till We Cry C

6. And We Still Get Punished Regardless B

7. We Want One Thing To Come. D

8. And That One Thing Is Freedom. D

9. We Cant Take This Anymore, E

10. What Were We Made For. E

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On the stormy day A

When you've gone a stray A

Look for the roses that shine so bright B

Keep marching on C

until a new dawn C

Don't let the past bite. B

Look for the silver lining D

just keep on shining D

"Let's our rejoicing rise". E

and compromise E

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Lift every voice and sing (A)

A singer during this time was B.B. King (A)

1960's was our time to shine (B)

Malcom X said "Asalamalakum" (C)

We were so mistaken (C)

Our people need to be free (D)

So, we can see what justice would be (D)

God guides us to do right (E)

So we can flight or fight (E)

By Nya Hutson and Cassidy Salmon

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Tune your hearts to the newest generation A

intellectual kids, Vocal artist,

Leaving you with their creations A

reencarnations of our ansesters B

filling the Souls of our generation with might C

we grow as adults knowing our rignt C

we" lift every voice and Sing" B

To share our mind D

If we expressed our frustrations It would be a crime D

We use our voices, Art, and knowledge E

updated in books for our Minds fresh polish E

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"Lift every voice and sing", A

If you wanna get your freedom don't follow the king, A

We tryna get over freedom, B

who started that jit dance (it was us), C

who went band for band ( it was us), C

Burning stuff up like lithium, B

Look in the sky, D

You see we can fly, D

Now let's all take a stand, E

Let's show these white people we not playing E

Tamika (BigT)

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By Connor Hicks and Olivia Kirton

Black Liberation is nice (A)

All in unity, with all rights (A)

Time and time again we’ve been pushed down (B)

Let them hear our cries (C)

“High as the listening skies” (C)

They put us down because we are brown (B)

They never listen or understand (D)

But we had hope and a demand (D)

Our people will be free (E)

Using our voices, creating peace and harmony (E)

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1. Our people will be free. A

2. Just put your trust in me . A

3. It will happen in due time. B

4. No longer will my brothers and sisters cry. C

5. From seeing each other die. C

6. We will end this terrible crime. B

7. Just come my sweet brother of mine. D

8. It is our children's life this will define. D

9. so together we can rise . E

10. High as the listening skies,. E

rom violence between ourself to murder from our cops.

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Are We The Ones To Blame? By Amira and Jasmyn

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Are We The Ones To Blame? By Amira and Jasmyn

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Stereotyped to be older A

Yet you perceive us to be bolder A

Say that we act up in school B

strip us of our culture C

How could we ever find a structure C

How can you be so cruel B

Kids so young never had the time to grow up D

People cover it up with they were out of luck D

We want to teach what we bring E

"Lift every voice and sing" E

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Through history we believe the lies "A"

Black people go to church to get baptized "A"

Look inside the truth "B"

We can't believe what we see "C"

As we "lift every voice and sing" (C)

Beat to the bottom as we lose every nail and tooth "B"

Trynna fight back to get what we want "D"

As we fight back all they do is taunt "D"

As long as we in a group "E"

They can't stop what we do "E"

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On to the next chapter A

Filled with joy and laughter A

Ran through tall walls B

Was left confused and used C

Left abused and bruised C

Still we got up from hard falls B

We got up stronger D

So we can stay alive longer D

Yeah we lookin' forward to a ton E

"So let us march on til the victory's won" E