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"The Law of My Name"

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⚖️ VERSE 1 Gavels echo, coats in rows, My heels click proud where they said “No.” A woman of color, law in my hands, They whispered rules, but I made stands. 🖋️ CHORUS 🎵 Say my name — Lutie Lytell, Wrote it bold where silence fell. Law’s not made for just a few, I read the book and rewrote too. 📚 VERSE 2 I taught the courts what justice means, Not in whispers, but in Queens. Spoke of marriage, divorce, and rights, On page and stage, I struck the light. 🎤 BRIDGE (POETIC DIALOGUE OVER MUSIC) 🗣️ “Who do you speak for?” — they asked in jest I said, “For the silenced who gave their best.” “Why not keep still?” — they laughed at my claim I said, “Because justice now has my name.” 🎶 CHORUS (REPRISE) 🎵 Say my name — Lutie Lytell, First to break that paper shell. Kansas law, Black woman flame, Your history just gained a name. 🎤 OUTRO (CRESCENDO) They inked her in, but she wrote her path, Where law once scoffed — now Lutie's passed.