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

The ground were we stand
With the flag held in our hand
Was first the redman's

Guide of a ship
On the first Columbus trip (pedro alonzo nino)
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

Friendly man who died
But helped the pilgrims to survive
Was a redman

Farm workers rights
Were lifted to new heights
By a brown man

Incandescent light
Was invented to give sight
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

Here 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

Scout who used no chart
Helped lead lewis and clark
Was a redman

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

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

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

Who was the first man to set foot on the North Pole?
Matthew 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 extraordinary heroism in World War 1?
Sing Kee, a yellow man
Who was the leader of united farm workers and helped farm workers maintain dignity and respect?
Caesar 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 great American heroine who aided the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacajewa, a red woman
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?
Garrett Morgan, a black man
Who was the American surgeon who was one of the founders of neurosurgery?
Harvey Williams 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 microbiotic center in America?
Micho Kushi, 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 funds to sponsor Christopher Columbus' voyage to America?
Lewis D. Santangel, a white man
Who was the woman who led countless slaves to freedom on the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman, a black woman


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Black Man Lyrics as written by Stevie Wonder Shatema Byrd

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    All true facts, and well researched!

    "First man to die for the flag we now hold high" = Crispus Attucks

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispus_Attucks

    "Guide of a ship on the first Columbus trip" = Pedro Alonzo Niño

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Alonso_Ni%C3%B1o

    "The railroads for trains came on tracking that was laid by the yellow man" = Chinese railroad workers

    web.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/wordpress/

    "Heart surgery was first done successfully by a black man" = Daniel Hale Williams (actually he was the second, but still...)

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Hale_Williams

    "Friendly man who died but helped the pilgrims to survive was a redman" = Squanto

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squanto

    "Farm workers rights were lifted to new heights by a brown man" = Cesar Chavez

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez

    "Incandescent light was invented to give sight by the white man" = Thomas Edison, of course

    (No link necessary--I mean, really, if you don't know who Thomas Edison is...)

    "First clock to be made in America was created by a black man" = Benjamin Banneker

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Banneker

    "Scout who used no chart helped lead Lewis and Clark was a redman" (actually a red WOMAN) --> Sacajawea

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacagawea

    "Use of martial arts in our country got its start by a yellow man" --> This is undoubtedly true, though no one knows for sure who brought Asian martial arts here first. The closest we can get is Kanō Jigorō, who invented Judo and was on the Olympic committee as early as 1909.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kan%C5%8D_Jigor%C5%8D

    "And the leader with a pen signed his name to free all men was a white man" --> Abraham Lincoln, obviously

    (Ditto what I said for Edison)

    Starwatcher23on June 15, 2017   Link

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