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Sixty-six years ago

A brave man named

Jackie Robinson

Strolled forth.

Into

The public spotlight

By breaking

Baseball's colour barrier.

I will not pretend

To understand

The societal pressure

He faced.

As

My birthdate is

Still twenty-three years

Away.

But

I do know

What it feels like

To be hated

Because

Who you are.

Challenging

How society views

A segment

Of its population

In a positive way.

Leading the way

For those

Who will follow

By example.

Thank you

Mr Robinson

For advancing

The Civil Rights cause

For all.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, thank you Mr. Robinson...

and thanks to you, therisa for acknowledging him...

it was a vicious time back then...the feelings ran so high...

and into the civil rights movement..which did not have an easy time of it...and still has not really won the battle..there is a long way to go for things to be even...and for people to be just thought of as people.

[therisa]

I understand, Jacob, having myself, experience the prejudices of being different. Thank you, for your kind words for me.