Segregation in the USA from 1861 to 1964

verse1

Yo, it started in 1861, a nation split,\nCivil War fought, brothers lost in the grit.\nNorth versus South, freedom’s the key,\nBut in the shadows, chains held the decree.

verse2

Jim Crow laws came, made a divide,\nTwo worlds runnin’ parallel, no place to hide.\nLunch counters filled with the bitter strife,\nSegregation rules, cuttin’ through life.

chorus

From the ashes, we rise, the struggle’s not done,\nCivil rights fightin’, we won’t be outdone.\nVoices together, we shout for the matter,\nBlack Lives, they matter, let's climb the ladder.

verse3

Rosa Parks stood up, refused to give in,\nMalcolm X spoke fire, sparked the change within.\nMartin Luther King dreamt of a day,\nWhen color don’t matter, we all find the way.

verse4

Ruby Bridges walked through the schoolhouse door,\nIn a world so cold, she opened so much more.\nBrown v Board, ground breaking case,\nDesegregation’s path, ran a new race.

bridge

Fast forward to now, still fightin’ the fight,\nBarack in the house, bringing truth to light.\nWe stand as one, past the pain and the scars,\nLight the way forward, we're reaching for stars.

chorus

From the ashes, we rise, the struggle’s not done,\nCivil rights fightin’, we won’t be outdone.\nVoices together, we shout for the matter,\nBlack Lives, they matter, let's climb the ladder.

outro

Remember the history, the blood and the tears,\nNow rise up strong, let’s conquer our fears.\nSegregation’s past, let’s shape a new way,\nTogether in freedom, we’ll change the day.