To the Negro Children of Mount Vernon (On the Occasion of My School Board Candidacy)

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First in Treehouse (Copyright JAE) Emanuel To the Negro Children of Mount Vernon (On the Occasion of My School Board Candidacy) Understand what I have done: This race was run With every daughter, every son Among you. Even when you slept You took my hand; you kept And toughened what was left When midnight and fatigue And the fog of dim intrigue Fell like a net. It was a league Batman and Robin never faced. . . But when 1 thought of you and traced The history of your smile, I was embraced By powers which children grow and shine And give away like flowers. You sign "With love" each card. Thank you for mine.

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Poem written by Emanuel directed towards Black kids, emphasizing his own persistance and futurity made possible through their innoncence and love.

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  • type
    Image
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    jpg
  • file size
    552 kB
  • container title
    James A. Emanuel Papers
  • creator
    James A. Emanuel
  • issue
    BOX 4 FOLDER 19 "Black Tender," draft, 1970, 1973
  • rights
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • rights holder
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • version
    Unknown