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Black Man
by Stevie Wonder

First man to die
For the flag we now hold
high (Crispus Attucks)
Was a black man

The ground where we stand
With the flag held in our hand
Was first the red man's

Guide of a ship
On the first Columbus trip
(Pedro Alonso NiƱo)
Was a brown man

The railroads for trains
Came on tracking that was laid
By the yellow man

We pledge allegiance
All our lives
To the magic colors
Red, blue and white
But we all must be given
The liberty that we defend
For with justice not for all men
History will repeat again
It's time we learned
This World Was Made For All Men

Heart surgery
Was first done successfully
By a black man (Dr Daniel Hale Williams)

Friendly man who died
But helped the pilgrims to
survive (Squanto)
Was a red man

Farm workers rights
Were lifted to new heights (Cesar E. Chavez)
By a brown man

Incandescent light
Was invented to give sight (Thomas Edison)
By the white man

We pledge allegiance
All our lives
To the magic colors
Red, blue and white
But we all must be given
The liberty that we defend
For with justice not for all men
History will repeat again
It's time we learned
This World Was Made For All Men

Hear me out...

Now I know the birthday of a nation
Is a time when a country celebrates
But as your hand touches your heart
Remember we all played a part in America
To help that banner wave

First clock to be made
In America was created
By a black man (Benjamin Banneker)

Scout who used no chart
Helped lead Lewis and Clark
Was a red man (Sacagawea)

Use of martial arts
In our country got its start
By a yellow man

And the leader with a pen
Signed his name to free all men
Was a white man (Abraham Lincoln)

We pledge allegiance
All our lives
To the magic colors
Red, blue and white
But we all must be given
The liberty that we defend
For with justice not for all men
History will repeat again
It's time we learned
This World Was Made For All Men

This world was made for all men
This world was made for all men
This world was made for all men
God saved His world for all men
All people
All babies
All children
All colors
All races
This world's for you
and me
This world
My world
Your world
Everybody's world
This world
Their world
Our world
This world was made for all men

Hear me out...

Who was the first man to set
foot on the North Pole?
Mattew Henson - a black man

Who was the first American
to show the Pilgrims at
Plymouth the secrets
of survival in the new world?
Squanto - a red man

Who was the soldier of
Company G who won high
honors for his courage
and heroism in World War 1?
Sing Lee - a yellow man

Who was the leader of united
farm workers and helped farm workers
maintain dignity and respect?
Cesar E. Chavez - a brown man

Who was the founder of blood
plasma and the director of
the Red Cross blood bank?
Dr. Charles Drew - a black man

Who was the first American
heroine who aided the Lewis
and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea is a red woman (scout who used no chart)

Who was the famous educator
and semanticist who made outstanding
contributions to education in America?
Hayakawa - a yellow man

Who invented the world's
first stop light and the
gas mask? - a black man

Who was the American
surgeon who was one of the
founders of neurosurgery?
Harvey William Cushing - a white man

Who was the man who helped
design the nation's capitol,
made the first clock to give time in
America and wrote the first almanac?
Benjamin Banneker - a black man

Who was the legendary hero
who helped establish the
League of Iroquois?
Hiawatha - a red man

Who was the leader of the
first Macrobiotic Center
in America? - a yellow man

Who was the founder of the
city of Chicago in 1772?
Jean Baptiste - a black man

Who was one of the
organizers of the American
Indian Movement?
Denis Banks - a red man

Who was the Jewish financier
who raised founds to sponsor
Cristopher Columbus' voyage to America?
Lewis D. Santangol - a white man

Who was the woman who led
countless slaves to freedom
on the underground rairoad?
Harriel Tubman - a black woman

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