Uhuru

Written by C Hues

June 19, 2023

The rapists and torturers fled to the Lone Star State
Where they latched onto their lie as long as lies last
The Emancipation—they said wasn’t their fate
And neither was the 13th when that was finally passed.

This is the weary road to have freedom won
Two years after the end of slavery’s name
And General Order number three would be done
As General Granger went forth to proclaim.

And today we look back at this day of Jubilee
Where my people are locked up, beaten down, and free
While this generation faces problems—past, present, and portent
And supremacists hide history to say we’re not important.

But now it’s time to take another view
Of the power of the people of Uhuru!
Despite the odds, there is joy in the strife
Because Black is the root and the future of all life. 

REFERENCES

1. https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth . “What is Juneteenth?” Elizabeth Nix. June 19, 2015. Updated June 12, 2023.