Yesterday was an interesting albeit unusual day for me. It all started with an innocent question from the girls of whether the American slaves had a "Moses" which led me to discover that it was exactly the 44th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's assassination. I watched portions of vintage speeches and then got inspired to scrapbook a layout on King which I felt really needed to be wrapped up on the same day of April 4. It dawned on me that I was precisely 4 months old when he was assassinated so I rummaged through the few photos I had from childhood ( ~ I was daughter #4 so photos are few for me!) and, lo and behold, I had photos from April 1968. I found King's famous "I had a dream" and "I have been to the mountaintop" speeches in written format and photos of him in US national archives online which I printed out along with the headlines from the New York Times for April 5, 1968 announcing his death online.
Isn't it interesting how something or someone can provoke a reaction? And how this can unexpectedly affect a day or a lifetime?
I like the final product and how you tied your baby photos into the layout. Very nice.
ReplyDelete"I had a dream" is HUGELY motivational... still is. :o) Very nice collage/page, MJ... Wishing you & yours a lovely Easter holiday weekend ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteA wonderful tribute, MJ! Sometimes we learn a lot from those little voices (some from children and some from within ourselves!)
ReplyDeleteI work with a man who marched with MLK. He was a great and inspirational man!
ReplyDeleteI love the way one question can lead to something...which leads to something else and then before you know it you have a fabulous page done! I love the way you included the baby pics.
ReplyDeleteHello there! Hope all is going well with you. Summer seems to have flown right on by. How does that happen? Thanks so much for stopping by and complimenting my photography! You made my day! Hope to see you blogging again soon. :)
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