Jacob Lawrence, The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture No. 6.
The birth of Toussaint L'Ouverture, May 20, 1743. Both of Toussaint's parents were slaves. (1938)
Workbook: May, 2016
May 30, 2016 : Doorstop, iron, ironing board, mirror, wallswitch.
May 29, 2016 : Attractive couple, complete silence.
May 28, 2016 : Laughter, silverware, gurgling fountain.
May 27, 2016 : Biographies of pickpockets.
May 26, 2016 : We knew they were coming.
May 25, 2016 : Grandmother with terrible posture slopes sideways across a straight-back chair...
May 24, 2016 : I was at home that year.
May 23, 2016 : We were rolling on the floor when the boys in my bedroom complained...
May 22, 2016 : She liked to watch "Soap" but her parents wouldn't let her.
May 21, 2016 : Remembering the Beautiful Happiness of Friendship:
May 20, 2016 : Familiar names.
May 19, 2016 : The stage kids were plenty raunchy, let me tell you.
May 18, 2016 : 100 pages of enthusiasm, pride, spirit.
May 17, 2016 : Teams, squads, uniforms: even the musicians.
May 16, 2016 : We crawl through dust, a pair of snakes.
May 15, 2016 : Had naively thought, "Yay all better now!"
May 14, 2016 : Posture, pony tail, black work uniform.
May 13, 2016 : Absolutely ordinary Internet skeeve...
May 12, 2016 : Respect.
May 11, 2016 : No sense of age.
May 10, 2016 : Downswing.
May 9, 2016 : Peter Serious and Porthos the Dancing Bear.
May 8, 2016 : Plunging neckline with cookies and cream shake, looking away.
May 7, 2016 : Cops and EMTs in blue, badges glinting in dappled sunlight.
May 6, 2016 : Busgirls in the corner dishing truth.
May 5, 2016 : Musicians I know sing from ceilings.
May 4, 2016 : Giggle girls and mom...
May 3, 2016 : Where was Moses when the candle went out?
May 2, 2016 : Cuban ladies at the gate...
May 1, 2016 : Brown suede truckers cap...
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