Alan,
Maybe I shouldn't share this because some would say it is politically incorrect. But I will because it's about real discrimination that is never mentioned. It does not discount any other discrimination in any way.

"Because I'm Black"
©JRHoffman04

The proclamation made it clear
that all should come to stand and cheer.
A man from Selma's come to call.
I never have been there at all.
The story I know word for word,
the way things were I've often heard.
I myself have been cast out
by those who proudly mope and pout.
Now here's a man of wealth and fame,
calls out to me despite my shame.

Slinging spittle left and right
he shakes his fists with all his might.
Above a rail behind a hedge,
beneath a roof, he makes a pledge
to recompense me for my pain,
to get for me what I cannot gain.
Thunder booms across the land
and lightning flashes when he waves his hand.
Who is this earthly preacher man,
consoling me from the band's man's stand?

I count my blessings every day,
thank my Lord and say amen.
For He has priviledged me
as He has every soul.
And granted me advantages
tailored to His goal.
So might the preacher tell me yet
why the clouds have soaked me wet?
"I say," the Reverend bellows back,
"my child it is because you're black!"

At least several friends of mine who grew up black in the south seem to feel this way. I realize there are plenty of other angles. I probably shouldn't have shared that but it did feel good to give someone a voice.
John

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword never had an editor.