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The Knee of America

2 minutes and 53 seconds. Racism did not end with slavery. None of us are free until we are all free.

By R.C. TaylorPublished 4 years ago • 1 min read
The Knee of America
Photo by Obi - @pixel7propix on Unsplash

gasps echoing through

a people, crippling family

trees, free— "...I can't breathe..."

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R.C. Taylor

I write to invoke, to process, to honor, to resurrect, and—sometimes—to grieve but, above all, I write to be free.

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    Written by R.C. Taylor