If we must die

At a time when Jim Crow Laws (1876-1965) were imposed on American society, it was not surprising that African-Americans* fought for their basic rights and equality under the law. An example of means of fight is the poem "If We Must Die" by Jamaican writer and representative seminal figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Claude McKay. It was written in 1919, a crucial year in matters of radical and ethnical racial prejudices, when riots broke out across the US would break in plenty of many areas. This poem highlights the question subject/topic of men who are fighting honourably so that their deaths will not be meaningless, but rather an opportunity to show strength, nobility, and purpose. “If we must die, o let us nobly die so that our precious blood may not be shed in vain”.

The Unite the Right rally was intended to oppose the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park and to unify the white nationalist movement in the United States. This event could be related to the poem by McKay in the sense that both are trying to fight for their own ideas.

Let us not forget about all the injustices that different groups faced throughout history, such as in this case those faced by African-Americans*. It is important to keep in mind all these facts so as to drive into toward a more fair society. As Spanish philosopher George Santayana pointed out, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

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* It's better to use the term "black Americans", in the US the term "African-Americans" is no longer considered to be racially sensitive.

If we must die

At a time when Jim Craw Laws (1876-1965) were imposed in American society, it was not surprising that African Americans fought for their basic (human) rights and equality under the law. An example of the means of fighting is the poem If we must die by Jamaican writer and representative figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Claude Mckay. It was written in 1919, a crucial year in matters of radical and ethnical prejudices, when riots across the US would break out in plenty of areas. This poem highlights the question of men who are fighting honourably so that their deaths will not be meaningless but an opportunity to show strength, nobility, and purpose. “If we must die, o let us nobly die so that our precious blood may not be shed in vain”.

The Unite the Right rally was intended to oppose the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park and to unify the white nationalist movement in the United States. This event could be related to the poem by Mckay in the sense that both are trying to fight for their own ideas.

Let us not forget about all the injustices that different groups faced though out history, such as in this case African Americans. It is important to keep in mind all these facts so as to drive us into a more fair society. As Spanish philosopher George Santayana pointed out, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Well written and clear, the changes were minor and some were unnecessary as your writing is already clear in meaning.