One black brother dead
down in Roebourne jail
One black martyr crucified
and the cops drove in the nails
200 years of custody
we're not allowed no bail
How do you face the morning
when this injustice still prevails
Show me the justice to be had
here in this land
Show the justice for
every black human being.
Show us blacks the justice
of this white democracy
When you can execute us without a trial
while we're held in custody.
— from Black Deaths in Custody, by Kev Carmody
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