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Re-Reading the News: Examining the legacy of Frances Ellen W...
Afro Charities hosts “Re-Reading the News” legacy series with Johns Hopkins University during its 150 year anniversary to honor the life and legacy of Frances E...
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Songs for the People by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Let me make the songs for the people, Songs for the old and young; Songs to stir like a battle-cry Wherever they are sung. Not for the clashing of sabres, For carnage nor for strife; But songs to thrill the hearts of men With more abundant life. Let me make the songs for the weary, Amid life's fever and fret, Till hearts shall relax their tension, And careworn brows forget. Let me sing for little children, Before their footsteps stray, Sweet anthems of love and duty, To float o'er life's highway. I would sing for the poor and aged, When shadows dim their sight; Of the bright and restful mansions, Where there shall be no night. Our world, so worn and weary, Needs music, pure and strong, To hush the jangle and discords Of sorrow, pain, and wrong. Music to soothe all its sorrow, Till war and crime shall cease; And the hearts of men grown tender Girdle the world with peace.
September 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Today In Fundamental American History: Genesis of Literary Genius

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