their votes would count, their lives would matter

Poet Meredith Coleman McGee wrote the verse, “their votes would count, their lives would matter,” in the mid 1990s, and today people of color are still seeking judicial equality in America, a democratic society.

Odyssey is a collection of poems and writings by Poet Meredith Coleman McGee https://meredithetc.com/odyssey/

Chapter 2 Something Inspiring

She Dreamed Before She Woke 

A verse of this poem is below:

She dreamed their votes would count, their lives would matter, their children would have a bright future, that the schools would be filled with learning, that the children would press for success, desire to learn their history, and never repeat the poor mystery.

WDSV 91.9 FM ‘OFF THE SHELF Meredith Coleman McGee

WDSV 91.9 FM ‘OFF THE SHELF’
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
@11 AM

GUEST HOST: Mrs. Meredith Coleman McGee, author, poet, publisher, etc.

Mrs. McGee is a niece of James Meredith. Mr Meredith was the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi, aka Ole Miss.

Join us as Meredith talks about her family, Mr. Meredith’s role in desegregating Mississippi’s university system, and his trials and triumphs during this very trying time in our nation’s and southern history.

Meredith’s works include ‘James Meredith – Warrior and the America That Created Him’ and ‘Odyssey.’

You can listen LIVE at www.wdsv919.com.

James Meredith: Warrior and the America that created him – Canadian markets

jhJames Meredith: Warrior and the America that created him, a biography on James Meredith which explores the America that created him and his generation: Martin Luther King, Jr. Medgar Evers, and many unknown fighters for justice made to a dozen Canadian Universities and Colleges and to a Korean College this semester. In the wake of the new movie “Selma” students are the public are gaining more awareness of the Second Reconstruction (Civil Rights). I am happy to have shared research on this timeless subject matter. Thank you MLK, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, James Meredith, John Lewis, Unita Blackwell… http://www.meredithetc.com

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