Great song, Nutty!!

Barring a tune, I will recite it in memory of my grandmother and grandaunts, who all fought for our liberation in their own way (My grandmother coached a women's college basketball team, back in the year '05)

Gosh! has it really been less than a century that we've had these rights? And already taking them for granted :::Sigh:::

So, who was H. Crawford, and when did was the song written?