Friday, February 8, 2013

Dorothy Counts


They jeer, point and snicker,
Laughing lily masks of fragility.
Ignorant of our sameness,
They threaten my skin.
Leviathan Letterman,
You will lose this crusade.

I am not afraid



Letterman : a student in high school or collage who has achieved honors in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity especially sports.

Dorothy Counts: An African-American girl from Charlotte, North Carolina, who was one of the first of her race to attend Harry Harding's High School in 1957. After four days of attendance, she was forced to leave due to the police being unable to guarantee her safety.

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