Written by C Hues
June 19, 2022
General Granger graces Galveston And says the slaves are saved—the Nation one Smith surrendered, yet slavery Stand The Field still holds its hand Hush hush only works so long Though Grant did try to right the wrong The South will spread—sever one head And all that grows is red Those enslaved—read No. 3 The end of master’s rape and tortures On this day of Jubilee We forgot the General Orders “Forever free”—fighting for liberty from the first war The Revolution’s blood was black and beige If Peter Salem and Salem Poor Could see the Field was traded for the Cage