Upadate...since this weekend was anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death..i figure i would blow off the cobwebs from the old book and share with everyone today in memory of those who have contributed to a equality.

Original notes....If you ask the average american who was the first president that forced intergration in the south and which state was it. Most would say John F. Kennedy (democrat) and they would guess maybe alabama or mississippi..well boys and girls they would be so WRONG. That President was Eisenhower (republican) and the state was Arkansas. I did this in dedication to Elizabeth Eckford the other 7 black students at the Little Rock High School, who bravely walk thru a gaunlet of insults from the local ignorant rednecks, so they can received their constitutional right to a better education. These brave kids may have been overshadow by other events of the times, but in my book they still are national heroes!

Update: after winning the contest i contacted the civil rights museum in memphis to donate this work. after talking to curator she informs me they r not taking no more work..then the next month 8 elementary black children was on the news offering their artwork to the museum. maybe if i emailed to her that way she wouldnt know what color i am maybe they would have taken it..its sad that somethings havent changed on either side of the tracks...thier loss someone else gain..wink