They took one look at me, And hated my black face. They took one look at me, And decided on my fate. They took one look at me, And forced an unknown fear. They took one look at me, And caused the shed of tears. They took one look at me, And decided I was wrong. They took one look at me, And now I'm singing the slave mans song... NZuri Za Austin
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When prejudice is at its peak, anger is at its peak, hatred is at its peak, and fear is at its peak, it doesn’t take much to create a hell for the people involved. The slaves knew that they were being taken advantage of. They were treated so unfairly yet they were not allowed to voice their concerns. When they were abused by their owners, they knew that something had to be done about it.

They had to fight back against the injustice being dealt to them. When the masters treated them terribly, it made them see what it felt like to be in their shoes. It was a horrible feeling and one which they could not go through again.

They knew that something had to be done and despite how hopeless they felt, they had come up with a plan.

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