Upstream
By Carl Sandburg
The strong men keep coming on.
They go down shot, hanged, sick, broken.
They live on fighting, singing,
lucky as plungers.
The strong men…they keep coming on.
They strong mothers pulling them
from a dark sea, a great prairie,
a long mountain.
Call hallelujah, call amen,
call deep thanks.
The strong men keep coming on.
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These are the images and accounts of how people worked, raised families, built communities, worshiped, maintained relationships, expressed themselves and coped with changes and challenges in the past. Most of the subjects are Americans of African descent.
"Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go." — James Baldwin
