Wish I Had Something To Wright With The Night. #graffiti #dopeart #restroom #missiontaco #stl #streetart

Last #spring in my care. I will miss this #littlegarden #home #garden #flowers #enjoylife

"A force of nature, my mom and pops ain't no plan makers..." Vast Aire (Slow Blues) #streetart #graph #grafitti #realhiphop #rap #penandpad #PhotoToaster

3AM y Tu y tu gente todavía en vino y cigarros, y entra Silvio... #ojala #silviorodriguez #70s #musicalatina #revolucion #family #familia

American History here... "there can be no justice on stolen land"

Iko and Eko twin albino brothers.

Have U Ever Heard of the “Muse Brothers”???

George and Willie Muse, albino brothers living in the rural South during the late 1800s, is stirring. According to accounts, the brothers were kidnapped as boys, sold off to a local carnival sideshow and paraded around the country. The brothers were tricked by a bounty hunter working for a sideshow promoter and taken away from their mother. The man told the brothers that their mother was dead.

The brothers learned to play guitar and mandolin, which became a feature of their act. Amazingly, they were never paid for their work and it was rumored they were sold among other promoters like slaves.

Lew Graham, a manager for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, marketed them as Eko and Iko, the “Ambassadors from Mars” discovered by spaceship wreckage in California’s Mojave Desert. The name would remain with them until they retired. In 1927, the brothers were reunited with their mother, Harriet. The Ringling circus came to Roanoke and Mrs. Muse tracked down her boys. The reunion was bittersweet, however, as she couldn’t keep her sons from returning to the circus. Mrs. Muse fought for her sons and their freedom, enlisting the help of a local attorney to sue Ringling for back pay and for keeping the brothers in bondage. Ultimately the lawyer won a settlement for the Muse brothers and from then on they were paid by the circus. Missing the road, the Muse brothers rejoined Ringling and were able to earn enough money to buy their mother a home. Mrs. Muse died in 1943. The Muse brothers continued to perform and as they reached towards the tail end of their performing life, they were reportedly happy.

The brothers, who never married, retired in 1961 and lived the rest of their lives in Roanoke, Va. George, the eldest of the brothers, died in 1971. Willie lived until the age of 108, passing in 2001.

And that's just the way it is... #PhotoToaster #inbed #howifeeltoday #today #fridaytalk #tgif

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Entry #5 - Iron Jawed Angels (Film Review)

Question #1

What were some of the concerns that kept many women from wanting to participate in the National Women’s Suffrage Movement? What kept Emily Leighton from participating at first? What do you think changed her mind?

Emily Leighton's status in society and the fact that she had been exposed to very little, if any oppressive treatment from men given her husband’s political position kept Emily from participating in the movement.  In essence, Emily Leighton was a “good” woman as was taught a married woman should do; care for her husband and children, without interfering much with her husband’s affairs, social or professional.

Her lifestyle did not allow for her to experience first hand the many issues the Suffrage Movement fought against, having maids and likely servants to care for home. Although they were in a way second class citizens in comparison with men of the same class, women of her social circle did not serve others, as those in the lower classes did, nor had they the need work in factories for minimal wage and poor conditions, and did their best at not getting involved, emotionally and otherwise in any affair which required going against any institution or belief.

Emily’s change of heart came about gradually, first becoming a financial contributor, when briefly holding a flag in front of the White House for the first time, and feeling a tremendous sense of pride about doing so. When feeling the weight of her husband’s influence and power, and the helpless sense of betrayal when he threatened to take everything away even her children, just for doing something he did not agree with. Finally, witnessing the unfairness and mistreatment toward women in the organization, as well as their conviction to their cause, brought home the thought of her daughters living in the same conditions and pushed her to fully commit to the cause.

 Question #5

Why do you think that President Wilson was not in support of the nationwide suffragist movement? What do you think changed his mind?

I believe Alice Paul’s considerate statement regarding President Wilson’s reaction to the Suffrage Movement’s pleas, and decisions made by his administration, which affected and threatened their well being, he understood how well educated, organized, and prepared to do whatever necessary the participant women were.

The persistence in Anna Shaw’s part, after the incarceration of most members of the NWP, as well as Senator Leighton’s publication about the treatment of his wife and other prisoners, endangered President Wilson’s political career, making the issues known to the rest of the world.

In my opinion, even after sending the amendment to the senate, I am not convinced still that Mr. Wilson, based on what I learned through this film, understood or cared about the reasons for all the sacrifices Alice, Lucy, and the rest of the Suffrage Movement undertook.

Question #8

What was the symbolism of the scene where the women were standing in the rain outside the polls while their husbands were inside voting?

It symbolized their strength, determination, and their relentless attitude. Standing strong in the rain and snow, is symbolic of the movement itself, the separation of classes, which made evident the problems and inequalities that existed within them.

Remember that #nofilter or are you still using it. #sunset #stl #stlouis #almosthome #2018

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