In the amber glow of a Southern sunset, two souls from different worlds find themselves sharing the worn leather seats of a turquoise Cadillac. One carries the weight of prejudice, the other the grace of music that transcends all boundaries. Their story unfolds through dusty cotton fields and gilded concert halls, where elegance meets raw humanity.
This visual narrative captures four pivotal moments of transformation - from the endless highways that stretch toward hope, to the crystalline brilliance of art spaces where talent speaks louder than skin color. Each frame tells of barriers broken, not through grand gestures, but through quiet conversations over fried chicken and the gradual recognition that dignity has no color.
In extreme close-up, we witness the birth of unlikely friendship - fragmented like broken mirrors reflecting new truths, weathered like old leather that gains character with time. Sometimes the most profound journeys happen not in the destination, but in the sacred space between strangers becoming family.
#UnexpectedFriendship #CivilRightsEra #ArtMeetsReality #HumanConnection #VintageAmerica #SocialChange #MixedMediaArt #AssemblageArt #1960sAesthetics #JourneyOfTransformation #BreakingBarriers #TrueStory #AmericanHistory #InterracialFriendship #MusicAndSoul

My spouse has lived in the U.S. most of her life, but her family is German, she attended a German school till HS, and lived in a wealthy, liberal enclave. Much of America’s shameful past was hidden to her.

But we’ve been watching American history documentaries. Soon we’ll start the “Eyes on the Prize” series. It’s going to be hard.

#jimCrow #civilRightsEra

SALAH FEATURE: THE ELDER: MALAKU - SALAH CORNER(Cultural Column) - Medium

“For more than a decade, Steen worked for the Department of the Treasury. As chief of the civil rights branch of the Office of Revenue Sharing, he traveled to communities that received payments of…

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This is the second time I’ve drawn Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) the famed civil rights activist. This is one of several significant historical figures drawn for a larger project for L…

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Our next historical figure (or celebrity, depending on how you categorize him) is Jackie Robinson. He was the first black baseball player in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodger…

Karen B. Jones - Illustrator

Seems I'm stuck in the 60s today. I just watched the 2008 #movie THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES on Hulu. Excellent perfomances by all.

Notable quote: "It's not about whether you find the truth. It's what you do with it."

#CivilRightsEra #FoundFamily #CRT #UnconditionalLove #Agape

The ridiculous amount of people on the #BirdSite defending a billionaire over a photo of him in the midst of the #CivilRightsEra as part of a group blocking black students from attending school is absolutely ridiculous. Find something better to devote your time to. Billionaires don't need you to defend them. #EatTheRich
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11463239/Unearthed-photo-shows-14-year-old-Cowboys-owner-Jerry-Jones-heated-civil-rights-clash-1957.html
Unearthed photo shows 14-year-old Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in heated civil rights clash in 1957

A 14-year-old Jerry Jones appears in a recently unearthed photograph from 1957 that shows a group of white students at Arkansas' North Little Rock High blocking six black teens from their school.

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