"Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.

Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop"

- Billie Holiday

Oh what a history we've had.
Even though I'm only partially black I still feel strongly connected to all the horrors afro-americans has gone through.
I felt the need to make a "Black History Thread" so if you'd like, add some stories or other to this thread.