an idea, a dream
the Independence of America,
a hope not yet realized,
a promise unfulfilled.
words of mettle,
of hope, of aspiration
a hope not yet realized,
our history subordinated.
enslaved people,
many nations subjugated,
a hope not yet realized,
at the time of our Independence.
truth telling, a fair reading,
the long march continues,
a hope not yet realized,
our history transformed.
a clear-eyed reading
of the words, their promise,
a hope not yet realized,
so many tomorrows.
an idea, a dream
of Martin, of so many others,
a hope not yet realized,
under the weight of oppression.
some steps forward,
civil rights laws, court cases,
a hope not yet realized,
fighting to not go backward.
some much more to change,
to achieve that idea, that dream,
a hope not yet realized,
will it be in our lifetimes?
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edited July 4, 2021
an idea, a dream – v2
July 4, 2021
an idea, a dream
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/07/an-idea-dream.html
July 4, 2021 Twitter post
https://twitter.com/RevJJackson/status/1411680299872837635
by The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.
about slavery and subjugation of native people
at the time of the Declaration of Independence
&
Smithsonian article:
A Nation's Story:”What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/nations-story-%E2%80%9Cwhat-slave-fourth-july%E2%80%9D
Frederick Douglass speech 7/4/1852
"The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro"
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2927t.html
&
edited July 4, 2021
We must fight for the dream, the idea of America – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/07/we-must-fight-for-dream-idea-of-america_4.html
edited July 3, 2021
We must fight for the dream, the idea of America – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/07/we-must-fight-for-dream-idea-of-america_3.html
edited July 3, 2021
We must fight for the dream, the idea of America – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/07/we-must-fight-for-dream-idea-of-america.html
June 29, 2021
We must fight for the dream, the idea of America
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-must-fight-for-dream-idea-of-america.html
June 29, 2021
We must fight for this country
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-must-fight-for-this-country.html
June 29, 2021
We must not despair, we must not be despondent
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-must-not-despair-we-must-not-be.html
June 29, 2021
We can have hope – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-can-have-hope-2.html
edited June 29, 2021
The threat is real – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real-v2.html
edited June 28, 2021
We are under attack – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack-v2.html
June 28, 2021
We are under attack
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack.html
edited June 28, 2021
Repeating the Big Lie – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie-v2.html
June 28, 2021
Repeating the Big Lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie.html
June 28, 2021
The threat is real
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real.html
edited/ new name June 28, 2021
The Lie is pernicious, divisive
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious-divisive.html
June 28, 2021
The Lie is pernicious
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious.html
merged/ edited June 27, 2021
The Insurrection never stopped – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v4.html
edited/new name June 27, 2021
We are still under attack
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-still-under-attack.html
June 25, 2021
We remain under attack
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-remain-under-attack.html
&
edited June 10, 2021
Charge him with Sedition – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition-v2.html
June 10, 2021
Charge him with Sedition
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition.html
&
Edited May 30, 2021
The Insurrection never stopped – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v3.html
Edited May 29, 2021
The Insurrection never stopped – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v2.html
edited/new name May 29, 2021
The Insurrection never stopped
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped.html
edited May 28, 2021
The Insurrection continues – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-continues-v2.html
adding stanza 2
May 28, 2021
The Insurrection continues
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/insurrection-continues.html
May 28, 2021
Minority Rule
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/minority-rule.html
edited May 28, 2021
The Filibuster - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v3.html
edited May 27, 2021
The Filibuster - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398055841593446403
May 27, 2021
The Filibuster
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster.html
my reply to Dan Rather
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398014947683078147
Dan Rather response to Senator Manchin
https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1398000381897150484
Tweet by Senator Joe Manchin
https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1397911553836474369
Connecticut Compromise, Great Compromise
House, Senate, representation
&
February 13, 2021
the faithful brownshirts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-faithful-brownshirts.html
February 7, 2021
as darkness fell on the Capitol
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/darkness-fell-on-capitol-in-broad.html
edited February 3, 2021
For the sake of Democracy - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy-v2.html
February 1, 2021
For the sake of Democracy
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy.html
poetry, House, Senate, compromise, GOP, minority, majority,
McConnell, democracy, insurrection, filibuster, obstruction,
#poetry #filibuster #obstruction #House #Senate #compromise
#GOP #minority #majority #McConnell #democracy #insurrection
poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, trials, impeachment,
arrest, Capitol riots, insurrection, sedition, incitement, justice, unity,
comity, bipartisanship,
#poem #poetry #democracy #America #UnitedStates #trials
#impeachment #arrest #CapitolRiots #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice
#unity #comity #bipartisanship #election #lies #power
#ImpeachmentTrial #poem #poetry @LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP
#democracy #CapitolRiot #insurrection #History #trial
poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, justice, July
4th, 4th of July, Independence Day, freedom, life,
liberty, pursuit of happiness, history, slavery, native Americans,
#poetry #democracy #America #life #liberty #pursuitofhappiness
#IndependenceDay #July4th #DeclarationofIndependence #history #slavery #nativeAmericans
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