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Denouncing the politics of fear, suspicion and hatred.

By Ishara ☮ in Strong Support of MLK's Legacy☮ - Feb 29th, 2008 at 12:44 pm EST

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"You've Got to Be Carefully Taught"

You've got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade,
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught before it's too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You've got to be carefully taught!

Adapted from the musical "South Pacific" written by Rogers and Hammerstein

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