Jim Poem by Ima Ryma

Jim, runaway slave, did befriend
Young Huckleberry Finn and they
On the Mississipp had to fend
Off prejudices night and day.
The 'N' word is how Huck refers
To Jim as norm in time and place.
But Huck, in spite of all his slurs,
Came to put bond ahead of race.
Huck learns from unschooled Jim a lot
Of honor, trust and loyalty.
Better understanding Huck got,
And in the end, slave Jim got free.

This story written by Mark Twain
Showed racial prejudice real plain.