A Quick Point of Clarification

Jena 6.
Megan Williams.
Nooses being hung at college campuses across the nation.
Degrade our children,
Our women,
And even our places at institutions of higher learning?
Is it really expected that
The hate that is passed on from one generation to another
Through late-night meetings and
Crosses set on fire
Will intimidate people who built this country
Foundation and all
On their backs,
With their hands,
With their ravaged bodies and broken spirits,
And still lived to tell the tale?