Uncovering America’s Past

Why does America hide it’s truth
Secreted, closeted, blanketed and hidden with hideous proof
Why does America feel so hostile while putting black history on trial
Why America do you close the books that reveal the past
Hidden away is the slave driver’s lash
Didn’t African Americans make this nation plenty of cash
Stashed away is the hangman’s noose that kept our black ancestors from running loose
The rainbows of colors on Americans skin certainly don’t hide the slave master’s sin
The lies that were told to keep some white Americans holding the gold
Certainly didn’t keep my black ancestors unsold
Because that’s the way White Americans secured the gold
The truth be told
Why does America hide it’s truth
Secreted, closeted, blanketed and hidden with hideous proof
The noose, the lash, the chains, the whipping wheel, the mobs, the burnings, the secret abuses
Open the books and do the true teachings
Certainly black history isn’t no mystery just make sure not to hide the black misery

Joseph Hall