A soliloquy from a Black man from the 1960’s about the injustice of the American system. He makes a simple yet poignant request “America needs to keep its word”. Liberty and justice for who? You? Me?
This man who speaks with such passion and clarity and anger is not selling a hat or a pair of sneakers he is predicting the future. The Black Panther movement was one of the results, and the more recent murder of George Floyd and the rise of white nationalism, this man’s statement still resonates today. Much progress through hard fought battles and sacrifices have been won , but the struggle continues.
American Keep Your Word
