Late to gym class [ shot by @ohseephotography ]

On May 2, 1963, more than 1,000 Black school children gathered at Sixth Street Baptist Church and marched to downtown Birmingham, Alabama to stand up against segregation.

Police arrested hundreds of children that day.

When hundreds 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 young people gathered the following day (May 3, 1963), commissioner Bull Connor instructed local police and fire departments to use force on the non-violent protesters. Children were blasted by fire hoses, clubbed by police, and attacked by police dogs.

Despite the violence, children continued to march in an organizing action that we now call the Children’s Crusade. The crusade moved then-President John F. Kennedy to express support for federal civil rights legislation, eventually leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

We cannot live up to our greatest ideals without confronting the realities of our past.

Birmingham, AL

2022

Visited Birmingham Al this weekend to go see Alanis Morissette in concert. Also stopped by the zoo in the area which was actually quite nice but I think because it was the middle of the weekday a lot of the animals were not available for view. But either way the weather was nice. We had a really good time. I know Birmingham has a reputation for being violent but all the areas we went to were quite nice so.

I was so pooped yesterday by the time we got home. I did manage to finish an illustration but it was such a multiweek process because I havent been home. That kills your flow and I ruined the first attempt at this. So apparently my masking fluid will rip the paper of my claire fontaine paint on paper which I didn't test before using. So normally I'd just abandon ship and give up but I quite liked the original drawing so I ended up tracing it in my normal sketchbook and painting it for a second time. This is normally a terrible idea too because I had to trace into this new sketchbook (luckily Id taken photos of the original sketch prior to painting the first time around) but tracing generally has an obvious traced look about it. All the fine lines and details just dont transfer over so I did put in a bit of effort but it really killed my groove.

my next project I think I want to draw a snake maybe? I got a new pastel watercolor set I want to try which its silly how I ended up with that...so we'll see. Im going to spend today trying to maybe splice together video for youtube of the making of the above illustration and I need to go to the gym as I havent been in days.

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‼️THIS WEEKEND‼️ The 50th Annual Birmingham Boat Show - JAN 19-22, 2023. 2023 SHOW HOURS THU: JAN 19, 12pm-9pm FRI: JAN 20, 12pm-9pm SAT: JAN 21, 11am-9pm SUN: JAN 22, 12pm-5pm Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center ("The BJCC") ​2100 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N Birmingham, AL 35203 Look for incredible local businesses who will be in attendance. Shop, compare, and save! Tickets and more info on the Facebook page/event and on their website: BirminghamBoatShow.com Admission: $10.00 for Adults – Children 12 years of age and under, admitted free with a paid adult. HOSTS: Birmingham Boat Show, @thebjcc SPONSORS: @amfirstcu , @big1motorsports , @cbs_42, @sylacaugamarine, @trackerboats , @yamahaoutboards,@rangerboats , @thelakesidelife_smithlake See other boat show events on our site (we’ll update as info is available): https://www.thelakesidelife.com/blog/boat-show-season 〰️〰️🚤💦〰️〰️ #boatshow #boatshow2023 #birminghamboatshow #birminghamal #birminghamalabama #decatural #cullmanal #jasperal #cullmanalabama #smithlakeboating #boating #alabama #alabamalakes #smithlakecommunity #lakeliving #lake #lakelife #lewissmithlake #visitsmithlake #smithlake #smithlakeal #smithlakemagazine #thelakesidelifemagazine #thelakesidelife (at Lewis Smith Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnlK5IHLZsK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support the 2023 One Yard at a Time Gala. The Ballroom was filled with American war heroes and legendary football players who all came together to raise proceeds for our veterans in need. Thank you to all of our sponsors who give yearly and our supporters who donated items for the Silent and LIVE Auction hosted by Jack Granger Granger, Thagard & Associates. Thank you Rick Karle WVTM 13 for emceeing the event. It’s always a patriotic event 🇺🇸 🇺🇸Donations for our veterans in need can be made daily by visiting https://www.lotusa.org/ #lettermenusa #gala #veterans #nonprofit #birminghamalabama #GivingBackTogether From left to right Starting back RowCurt Jarvis UA, Jeff Bentley UA, David “Hoss” Johnson UA, Ernest Wallace AU, Richard Shea AU, Todd Boland AU, Danny Smith UA, Chris Gray AU and Patrick Sullivan AUFront row left to right Robert Elia AU, David Smith UA, Ben Tamburello AU, Darryl Fuhrman UA, Brian Cunningham UA, Chris Rebels AU, Dale Overton AU and Al Story UGA (at Lettermen of the U.S.A) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3t0rCsThV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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