1963
when
you're fifteen you remember
the
feeling
not
necessarily the substance
of
a quarter-million people
a
rolling sea of justice
in
the middle of the heat
of
washington d c august 28 1963
in a crowd of black and white
showing
the world
how
to walk straight
interlock
arms and shoulders
sing
"woke
up this morning with my mind
set
on freedom"
my
dad and his comrade jim
vanguard
proud
jim
emoting spirit and voice
of
paul robeson
lorraine
hansberry
claudia
jones
way
way beyond
my
adolescent consciousness
for
me it was
just
dylan and joan baez
dylan
singing
only
a pawn in their game
like
seeing way into the future
where
every voice
might
move
a
mountain
---
e b bortz
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