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By: Cedric McClester You blazed the trail And smoothed the path For those who followed In your aftermath So I thought I’d just ask How arduous was that a task As I hail you and raise my glass It’s in your memory that I do bask Your chapter’s closed finally at last Thank God that you Picked up your pen And wrote down words Especially when It wasn’t easy at all way back then So I admire you in ways I can't express friend And I aspire to be like you Is the message I send Much like you I came from the town Where Paul Revere Rode up and down Warning tjat the British were around So your accent had a certain sound That only in Bostonians can be found Which might be the reason you were clowned That notwithstanding You indeed persevered And tolerated those who talked and stared Until all obstacles had been cleared You were smarter than you appeared And always was what they most feared A thinking black man who wasn’t scared One with an intellect uniquely prepared Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2015.  All rights reserved
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Dec 11, 2015
Dec 11, 2015 at 5:39 AM UTC
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By: Cedric McClester You blazed the trail And smoothed the path For those who followed In your aftermath So I thought I’d just ask How arduous was that a task As I hail you and raise my glass It’s in your memory that I do bask Your chapter’s closed finally at last Thank God that you Picked up your pen And wrote down words Especially when It wasn’t easy at all way back then So I admire you in ways I can't express friend And I aspire to be like you Is the message I send Much like you I came from the town Where Paul Revere Rode up and down Warning tjat the British were around So your accent had a certain sound That only in Bostonians can be found Which might be the reason you were clowned That notwithstanding You indeed persevered And tolerated those who talked and stared Until all obstacles had been cleared You were smarter than you appeared And always was what they most feared A thinking black man who wasn’t scared One with an intellect uniquely prepared Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2015.  All rights reserved
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Dec 11, 2015
Dec 11, 2015 at 5:39 AM UTC
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