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I Will Not Go Quietly
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A tribute to the Grandmother of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks. God rest her soul...


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I am a God-fearing
woman
I am a wife
I am a mother
I am respected
in my community
I will not go quietly
I will not lay down
I will not be put
behind you
I will teach you
respect
You may not
put your hands on me
You may not dishonor me
with your separate toilets
and your separate
drinking fountains
and your rope partitions
and your white
public schools

and your back-of-the-bus
mentality
I am an American
I stand on my rights
under the Constitution
I will teach you respect
I will not be put
behind you


 


(c) Linda Gayton 2005




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 Reviews of "I Will Not Go Quietly"
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on October 29, 2005
A most meaningful and worthy tribute, Linda. Thank you for sharing it. Love and peace to you.

Regis

Reviewed by Dawn Richerson
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
wonderful tribute - a woman of great courage and character. Dawn

Reviewed by Dave Harm
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
excellent tribute...

Reviewed by Betty Torain (Reader)
Reviewed on October 25, 2005
Thanks for your beautiful tribute to My Sister, Teacher and, Friend. I feel very sad today. However, She is home now. Never no more to roam.

Reviewed on October 25, 2005
Linda,

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A stand up, standing ovation kind of tribute--bless you, may we learn from her example to accept ALL of mankind, no matter their color, belief, class or religion. We are all brothers and sisters.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on October 25, 2005
This is a fitting tribute to one of the founders of the civil rights movement not only in the states but in the entire world. She set the standard and the people followed some grudgingly but others with a proud new look on their face.

Felix

Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on October 25, 2005
well said

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on October 25, 2005
Hope there is someone to take up the mantle.

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on October 25, 2005
One person can change the world and she did it. Great tribute to a courageous woman who would not take a back seat for any one and the Civil Rights movement was born. Great write Linda.

Reviewed by Aberjhani
Reviewed on October 24, 2005
An extraordinay salute to an extraordinary woman presented by one extraordinary poet:-)

Reviewed by Cynth'ya Reed
Reviewed on October 24, 2005
So well said. So few people willing to stand up against the status quo who were like her.
Thank you Sis. Linda. . .
cynth'ya lewis reed

Reviewed by Tami Ryan
Reviewed on October 24, 2005
A powerful piece and a wonderful tribute, Linda. Thank you.

Tami

Reviewed by Pierre Ortega
Reviewed on October 24, 2005
Excellent poem about one of the more compassionate people of our time, who really stood up for what she believed in. If only more people would do so their actions would make the world a better place for us all. Pierre.

Reviewed by Shoma Mittra
Reviewed on October 24, 2005
very well written. :-) shoma

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on October 24, 2005
You go girl..well said!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on October 24, 2005
excellent tribute to one of the forerunners of the civil rights movement ...


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