"All Power To The People" (Saturday's Story)

Migrating from the racist, south,

to find a better life

Black families moved to the north and west

only to face a different strife

High unemployment, substandard housing,

and police brutality

So, protecting the community and creating 

their own became the mentality

After routine police intimidation, ruthlessness 

and scorn

Huey and Bobby formed a community resistance

group and the Black Panthers were born

A list of demands were created, as well as a strategy,

to monitor the boys in blue

 As the people across the country embraced

the concept, the membership in the party grew

There were alliances with other groups

of all colors and creeds

"Power to the people" became the became the mantra

and the marginalized began to believe

Community programs were enacted
that fed children

and provided clinics for health

But the FBI, under Hoover, moved against them

The tactics were vicious and the mode was stealth

The members were harassed and assassinated
 infiltrated, and criticized

Effectively dismantled,
 destroyed,
vilified

However, the community knows the truth
and will never ever forget

"All power to the people" because of the
Black Panther Party of Self Defense

T.C

Iam Tim Clark All rights reserved c 2017