The greatest souls in U.S. history
Are not all white, all Christian, or all men
And live not in collective memory,
For shame denies them time and time again.
A Christian won’t a deist recognize,
And whites won’t see a hero in a slave.
A weak-willed man staunchly denies
That women have been brilliant and brave.
There’s Hin-Mah-Too-Yah-Lat-Kekt for a go,
Along with Robert Smalls and Bessie C.
There’s Liz C. Stanton, and there’s D. Huerto.
There’s Cathay Williams, and there’s Clara B.
This nation cannot overcome it’s shame
Without the stories behind hidden names