 We have seen our land seized in the name of ostensibly just laws, which gave recognition only to the right of might. We've not forgotten that the law was never the same for the white and black, that it was lenient for the ones and cruel and inhuman to the others. We've experienced the atrocious sufferings, being persecuted for political convictions and religious beliefs, and exiled from our native land. Our lot was worse than death itself.