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This Picture illustrates a century of the rich Legacy of
Black History largely concealed by those who try to make
us believe we are inferior people.
It contains a collection of our men and women whose
lives and in some cases their martyrdom emblazoned the
Paths of Black Victories of our struggles from SLAVERY
to SUCCESS.
It came about some years ago when Barrie and I
conversed in his studio at Orange Park as I watched him
paint and told him some of my experiences in early life and
in Africa with all but two of the heroes so brilliantly
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brought to life on this canvas. Barrie said "Dudley why
don't you write a book about these men you worked with. It
is the living history and our people do not know about it.
You owe it to our children." We struck up a bargain.
"Barrie if you will paint the picture I will compose the book
with a short biography of their lives"
I have been blessed by a long life and the good fortune
to have lived with these men and people like our Peter
Abrahams.Barry has produced a Masterpiece of History in
bringing these selected characters to life in a way that only
a conscious Black Artist of International Excellence could
do.
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All Black People should view that painting WITH
THEIR CHILDREN from wherever they are.
It encapsulates
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The Eloquence of Frederick Douglas..a slave turned
Abolitionist and Ambassador for the USA.
The Bravery of Harriet Tubman the slave who risked
her life several times to rescue over 10,000 slaves to
freedom by the underground railway
The Martyrdom of Martin Luther King Jr and Patrice
Lumumba.
The erudition and activism of Dr W.E.B.Dubois one
of the founders of the Pan African Movement, the Crisis
and the N.A.A.C.P
The Explosive Black Internationalism of Jamaica's
U.N.I.A. and the leaders he in turn inspired.
The principled stand and world achievement despite
unjust oppression of Paul Robeson and Mohammed Ali
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The Universal Stature of Nelson MANDELA whose
personal example as well as his political vision makes him
the outstanding icon of this century.
ALL THIS AND MORE is in this book Aside from
the delightful portrayal of REALITY in Barrington
Watson's illustration it is something you will cherish in
your homes.
Buy it Now,Read it and pass it on to your children. It
is your true and living history. It is the way Pan Africanists
have passed the torch and pursued our Struggle for Dignity,
Equality and Justice through the years.
