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1955-56 Bus Boycott. Montgomery, Alabama

I was five years old when the famous Bus Boycott went into effect because of the treatment of Rosa Parks and others. Here drawn from my memory, a granite street post that was used to name the streets of Montgomery, Alabama. This particular street post stood at the corners of Jeff Davis Avenue and Holt Street. The bus ran on Jeff Davis Avenue passing the elementary school I attended, Loveless School. Holt street is the street the Holt Street Baptist Church is on (my family's church). This is one of the churches Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. use to have some his Civil Rights meetings.
Note the gray and white hexagon shaped stonework of the sidewalks. These sidewalks were prominent throughout the communities and downtown Montgomery, Alabama.

Selma to Montgomery March

It happened in 1965. The Voting Rights March.

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Depicted here is montage of all the key people that were involved in the Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama Voting Rights March. The march reached Montgomery on March 24th. They marched down Jeff Davis Avenue passing the front or Loveless School, on to the Alabama State Capitol downtown Montgomery. I was in the eigth grade at the time. Our class had to write an essay on the importance of that historical day. If you were in the March at that time, see how many people you can recognize in this illustration. Most of the people in this illustration are from Montgomery, Alabama.

The "Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail" Proposed Mural

A Dream of Mr Riley L. Lewis, President of the NHT, Montgomery Chapter.

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The mural conceived by Mr Lewis, I illustrated what he visualized. This will be a monument that will honor a great historical event. This mural will be almost four blocks long and 20 feet high. It will stretch down the north side of Jeff Davis Avenue passing the front of Loveless School.

IN HIS IMAGE

THE 1992 VERSION 16 X 20

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"In His Image" is my graphic rendition of the famous "I Have A Dream" speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. August 28, 1963.
If you view the words of this speech from a distance you will be able to see the likeness of Dr. King within the words of the speech.

IN HIS IMAGE II

THE 2010 VERSION 16 X 20

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My name is Bill Jackson. I was born in Montgomery, Alabama. Earned an Art Degree from Alabama State University in 1974. After graduating... more »

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