'August 19, Midnight in Ferguson' by Stephane Dunn

August 19, Midnight in Ferguson  by Stephane Dunn | NewBlackMan (in Exile)                 Garrett Morgan is turning over in his grave
          The gas is on, the people don’t have masks
          Sam Greenlee is turning over in his grave
          A Spook Who Sat by the Door is rising            Gil Scott Heron is turning over in his grave            Revolution is being televised in Ferguson city streets
            Nina Simone and Lorraine Hansberry are turning over in their graves               Oh, To be Young, Gifted, and Black that's where it's at
       Emmett Till is turning over in his grave
            Mamie, Sabrina, and Leslie pray, cry, and agree
             Dred Scott is turning over in his grave

            Or maybe his bones are being redeemed