Swagger: Barack Obama
Vottania

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A new framed Barack Obama poster featuring the word and definition of Swagger. This motivational and historical poster featuring our 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama shows the world what “Swagger” really looks like. It features the following text:

Swagger

“How one presents himself to the world, the ability to handle the situation with a sense of style, calm and uncanny grace.”

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Leading Ladies
Michael Eaton

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A new framed ethnic motivational and historical poster by Michael W. Eaton that features a collection of powerful, beautiful and inspiration African American women. The framed poster features Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Oprah Winfrey, Lena Horne, Sojourner Truth, Beverly Johnson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Mae Jamison, Marian Anderson, Maya Angelou, Wilma Rudolph, Madam C.J. Walker, Aretha Franklin, Rosa Parks, Michelle Obama, Harriet Tubman, Coretta Scott King. The text features a quote from Sojourner Truth:

Leading Ladies

“Women who made a difference and inspire greatness in others.”

“If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women, all together, ought to be able to turn it back and get it right side up again.” – Sojourner Truth

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Below you will find a list that contains our bestselling Martin Luther King Art Prints & Posters. We put this list together for the individuals, schools and businesses that look for inspirational, historical and motivational posters featuring the revered Civil Rights leader and legend. These Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. posters are perfect are not only perfect for Black History Month but can also be used for your next Martin Luther King Day celebration, festival or class.

If you know of an art print or posters that features Rev. King that we may have overlooked please feel free to share it with us by leaving a comment and a link to the image so that we may review it.

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	King: The Dream, The Life, The Legacy by Wishum Gregory
	Do What Is Right by Anonymous
	The Dream by Wishum Gregory
	Martin Luther King by Tech Directions
	Change by Julian Madyun
	Fist by Ted Williams
	Eternal and Absolute by Julian Madyun

Below you will find some other great Martin Luther King posters for you to review. Don’t forget to visit our site to see the full collection of Dr. King Posters!

Featured Martin Luther King Art Prints & Posters

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The George Washington Carver National Monument was established on July 14, 1943 by President Frederick D. Roosevelt in Newton County, Missouri near the city of Diamond at the 210 acre boyhood farm were George Washignton Carver was raised. The monument was the first national monument dedicated to an African American and the first national monument dedicated to a non-president when it was established. President Roosevelt donated $30,000 to found the monument in 1943.

George Washington Carver

The park was meant to honor the life and legacy of George Washington Carver, the world renown scientist, botanist, educator, agronomist, chemist and inventor. Time magazine actually called him the “Black Leonardo Da Vinci”. One of the many reasons this site was chosen, outside of it being his birthplace, was because the rolling hills, woodlands, and prairies helped develop a love of nature and a yearning to understand nature in a young George Washington Carver. It was this curiosity and love that initially propelled him towards the path of greatness.

Below you will find photos of three famous areas and/or sculptures within the national park: George Washington Carver’s birth site, a statue of a young boy Carver, and a George Washington Carver talking bust. The birth site is located on the Carver Trail. This trail is 3/4 mile long and on it you can view the boy Carver statue, the birth site and many other historical areas located at the park. Along the trail, you will also find numerous historical plaques which provide images of and inspiring quotes by George Washington Carver. The Boy Carver Statue was created by Robert Amendola in 1960. This sculpture was designed to show a young George Washington Carver sitting and wondering about the beauties of nature. The talking bust will actually recite a poem by Edward Guest entitled “Equipment” in George Washington Carver’s own voice.

George Washington Carver Talking Bust	Boy Carver Statue
George Washington Carver Birthsite

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Thinker
Michael Eaton

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A Poster that comes “Framed and Ready to Hang” featuring the images of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and Barack Obama. The text on the poster reads:

Focus on the hard times ahead with thoughts of those who came before you. Focus on the mission ahead with thoughts of your roles as a leader in the community. Focus on the obligations of your family with thoughts of their needs first, personal needs last. Focus on the future of your people with thoughts of your course of actions to make their dreams come true by any menas necessary. “Yes you can!” Become the…Thinker!

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The Mary McLeod Bethune Emancipation Memorial is located in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C. in Lincoln Park where North Carolina and Massachusetts Avenues cross and in between 13th and 11th Streets NE. It was constructed in 1973 and dedicated in 1974 by the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. while Dr. Dorothy Height was serving as it’s President. The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. raised the 150,000 dollars necessary to erect the monument over a period of 13 years. At the time of it’s construction, this monument was the first to honor an African American in Washington, D.C.

Dorothy Height, Shirley Ceasar, Coretta Scott King, Charles Rangel & Pres. Ford at the Memorial's Dedication

The sculptor for this monument was none other than the famous bronze sculptor Robert Berks. Robert Berks has created more than a dozen monuments and more than three hundred portraits in bronze. The monument is consturcted out of bronze on a base made out of aggregate concrete and containing bronze plaques. The sculpture measures 10 ft. (height) x 15.5 ft. (length) x 9 ft. (width) and the base measures 6 ft. (height) x 25 ft. (length) x 20 ft. (width).

Mary McLeod Bethune’s Emancipation Memorial consists of Mary McLeod Bethune standing with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s cane in her right hand, a scroll in her left hand and two young African American children around her. The children’s arms are extended and Mary McLeod Bethune is giving them the scroll. This scroll represents her “Legacy of Learning” which she is passing on to the children.

The inscription on the monument comes from Mary McLeod Bethune’s Last Will and Testament. It reads as follows:

I leave you love. • I leave you hope. • I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. • I leave you a thirst for education. • I leave you a respect for the use of power. • I leave you faith. • I leave you racial dignity. • I leave you also a desire to live harmoniously with your fellow man. • I leave you finally a responsibility to our young people.

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King: The Life, The Dream, The Legacy
Wishum Gregory

This new release from Wishum Gregory is a commemorative art print honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his new National Memorial and Monument in Washington, D.C. set to open to the public on August 22, 2011 and be dedicated in a public ceremony on August 28, 2011.

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Dr. Benjamin Mays Statue
(Morehouse College)

1. Dr. Mays was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King from the time he was a student until his murder in 1968. He instilled in him and all of his students two concepts that helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement. The first was the dignity of all human beings and the second was the incompatibility of the United States of America’s democratic ideals and social practices of discrimination and racism. Dr. Martin Luther King labeled Dr. Mays as a “Spiritual Mentor” and an “Intellectual Father”. Dr. Mays even delivered the eulogy at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s funeral.

2. Dr. Mays is best known for serving as the School of Religion’s Dean at Howard University from 1934 to 1940 and as the President of Morehouse College from 1940 to 1967.

3. Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays was one of the most outspoken and articulate critics of segregation prior to the start of the Civil Rights Movement.

4. During Dr. Benjamin Mays lifetime he wrote nine books, almost 2000 articles, received 56 honorary degrees including a posthumous degree from Columbia University. He was named to the Schomburg Honor Roll of Race Relations in 1944 and was also called one of the 12 most powerful men in American by the Pittsburgh Courier in 1950.

5. Dr. Benjamin Mays was born in Epworth, South Carolina on August 1, 1894 and made his transition on March 28, 1984. His first wife was Elle Harvin who passed in 1923 after complications from a surgery in an Atlanta hospital and his second wife was Sadie Gray who passed in 1969 after forty-three years of marriage.

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Childhood Home

6. The childhood home of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays is now a historical site and museum located in Greenwood County, South Carolina. He currently has at least one high school, one street and seven academic buildings named in his honor.

7. Dr. Mays was the first African American president of the Atlanta Board of Education. During his tenure he presided peacefully over the desgregation of Atlanta Public Schools.

8. Benjamin Mays traveled a great deal during his life. However, it was his meeting with Mahatma Ghandi in India that had the greatest impact on his life and career. During this meeting he had the opportunity to exchange ideas and speak at length with the equal rights leader about non-violence.

9. Benjamin Elijah Mays was a star intercollegiate debater at Bates College and coached the debate team at Morehouse College until 1924. During his tenure as Debate Team Coach at Morehouse College he taught such stars as James Madison Nabrit, Jr., Howard Thurman,and Brailsford Brazeal.

10. Dr. Mays is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and is one of the founders of the Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi at Morehouse College.

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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Manning Marable

This is the long awaited biography by Manning Marable, which was over fifteen years in the making, has finally been released to the public. Featuring never before known information about the legendary activist that was acquired by the author’s interviews with Malcolm X’s security team and inner circle, over 4,000 pages of information secured from the US Government due to the Freedom of Information Act, diaries and letters. This biography is easily the most researched book on Malcolm X bar none and sheds new insight on his assasination, relationship with his wife, meetings with organizations as diverse as the Klu Klux Klan to the PLO, and other factors that led to his departure from the Nation of Islam.

It’s unfortunate that Manning Marable died shortly before the release of his opus and seminal work. However, I’m grateful that the book was finished during his lifetime for us all to read and learn from.

Author: Manning Marable

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Very few people realize that in 1949 Mary McLeod Bethune received two historic awards.

Haitian Medal of Honor & Merit

The first one was Haiti’s highest award, the Medal of Honor and Merit from President Dumarsais Estime.  She was the first woman, regardless of race, to ever receive this prestigious award.  Based on statements from the President of the Republic of Haiti in 1949, Mary McLeod Bethune received this award for being the “foremost woman of her race in the United States”.  Mary Bethune received this medal during the Haiti Exposition of 1949.

The Commander of the Order of the Star of Africa

Also in 1949, Mary McLeod Bethune traveled as a representative of the U.S. Government to Liberia at the request of President Truman. While there during the inaugaration of Liberian President William Tubman, Mary Bethune was awarded Liberia’s highest medal, The Commander of the Order of the Star of Africa. This was a “dream come true” for Mary McLeod Bethune, who received this prestigious medal during her first trip to Africa after dreaming of serving as a missionary in Africa as a child.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget the many accomplishment of this African American icon and legend so below we have included a list of her accomplishments for all to review.

Mary McLeod Bethune Accomplishments

1. Mary McLeod Bethune founded the Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls in Daytona, FL.  This school was eventually renamed Bethune-Cookman University.

2. She served as president of the Florida chapter of the National Association of Colored Women from 1917 to 1925.  Under her leadership the organization purchased a headquarters in Washington, D.C. and became the first African American organization represented there.

3. She served as president of the Southeastern Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs from 1920 to 1925.

4. Mary McLeod Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935.  The mission of this organization was to improve the lives of African American women and their communities.

5. Mary McLeod Behtune served as the Director of the Division of Negro Affairs for the National Youth Administration.  When appointed to this position she became the first African American head of a federal agency.  While serving in this capacity, the Director of the National Youth Administration claimed that “No one can do, what Mrs. Bethune can do.”

Mary McLeod Bethune & the National Council of Negro Women

6. She was an integral part of the Civilian Pilot Training Program and made sure that Historically Black Colleges and Universities participated.  As a result, this program graduated some of the first African American pilots.

7. Mary McLeod Bethune was one of the founders and principal organizers of the Black Cabinet.   The Black Cabinet consisted of a coalition of leaders from African American organizations that advised the Roosevelt Administration on issues facing Black America.

Faith (Mary McLeod Bethune) by Julian Madyun

8. She was such a good friend of Elanor D. Roosevelt that the first lady changed the segregation rules of the Southern Conference of Human Welfare in Birmingham, AL so that she could sit beside Mary McLeod Bethune.

9. She was awarded the Springarn Award from the NAACP in 1935.

10. She was an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta University.

11. Mary McLeod Behtune was the only African American woman present at the founding of the United Nations in 1948.

12. In 1973, Mary McLeod Bethune was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame

13. In 1974, a sculpture was erected to her honor in Lincoln Park in Washington D.C.

14. In 2004, the National Association of Colored Women headquarters in Washington, D.C. became the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site.

15. There is a historical marker in Maysville, South Carolina to commemorate the birth of Mary McLeod Bethune.

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