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| August 8, 1963 The March On Washington |
A clown ~ who wishes to be a king, occupies the People’s House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
This 'would be' bully king threatens any who question his attempts to be king.
His followers... willing to undo 250 years of hard earned Civil Rights.
For them, just like him ~ winning is everything.
Win at all costs! that's his mantra.
He forgets ~ God sees all.
He occupies the airways and social media 24/7.
He salivates in his self proclaimed I am above the law tweets.
The United States Supreme Court playing Calvin-ball ~ stamps & seals his every dream.
ICE, wearing masked Proud Boy uniforms, run a war on immigrants.
In broad daylight ~ at workplaces, schools, churches, shopping malls,
they have no search warrants, they drive unmarked vehicles and wear no ID,
This clown wants armed troops in the cities that dare to question him.
He is preparing for the day he refuses to leave office,
He is Fascism rising in America.
Our Silence and Apathy ~ are his path to becoming king.
He forgets... we've rejected kings since 1776
He forgets... "the people" can speak out, assemble, and have the ballot.
He forgets... American Folk Music stands in his way.
He is too busy dancing on the stage to YMCA
He doesn't hear people singing the old songs...
~ Woody Guthrie,
~ Pete Seeger,
~ Bob Dylan,
~ Joan Baez,
~ Paul Robeson,
~ Trini Lopez,
~ The Staple Singers,
~ Joni Mitchell,
~ Judy Collins,
~ Emmylou Harris, and my Momma’s favorite Peter, Paul, and Mary.
American Folk Music sings "Resistance 24/7"
I fortify my soul, listening to these old songs
Building Resistance.
Inspired and emboldened by the songs my Momma sang.
Know this, Mr. Trump
You cannot stop the songs, the singing.
Our songs carry us into the streets,
And on Election Day As MC Hammer sings, “You Can’t Touch This”.
When Peter, Paul and Mary’s "If I had a Hammer" hit the Top 10 on AM,
Momma couldn't help ~ but get up, sing, move.
I am my mothers only son,
She taught me ~ no one is above the law!
Everyone deserves justice.
Freedom belongs to one and all,
And, this music is the People’s Resistance.
I can see the old kitchen table,
I can hear Momma saying "up Little Jess, Move, Sing"
Come dance with me.
“Well, I got a hammer, and I got a bell
I've got a song to sing all over this land
It's the hammer of justice, it's the bell of freedom
It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
It's the hammer of justice
It's the bell of freedom
It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land”
So, Mr. Wanna Be King,
You can’t touch the people’s resistance
See you at the polls November 2026.
Still singing and dancing with Momma,
Dr. Jesse P. Turner
Professor Emeritus Central Connecticut State University.
Radio Host 103.5 FM Readman: Truth to Power Hour.
You don't even have to ask which song inspired my walk this morning, it is Peter, Paul and Mary's cover of 'If I had a Hammer" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKgm9ARmOMM
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| Momma and I in the kitchen of our resistance |
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