Page 20 • Portland Observer • Black History Month
February 7, 1990
B lack H istory M onth • F ebruary 1 9 9 0
Metro salutes Monica Little and
her positive work to improve our
community
A s a lawyer for Metro's Office
of General Counsel, Monica works
on issues of importance to the region.
In the community, she serves on the
board of directors for Portland Com­
munity College.
She also serves on the board of directors for the Oregon
Black Resource Center at the North Portland branch of the
Multnomah County Library, the advisory boards of the
Northeast YWCA and the Center for Urban Research in
Education, and the Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action
Committee. Monica takes time to talk to young people to
encourage them to strive for excellence so they can make
positive contributions to their community.
The Metropolitan Service District is responsible tor the Metro Washington Park Zoo,
the Oregon Convention Center, solid waste disposal and recycling, transportation
and land-use planning, development services, and data and census analysis.
Metro is an equal-opportunity employer. W'e encourage qualified women and
minorities to apply for job openings. We encourage disadvantaged and women-
owned business enterprises to compete for and participate in contracting and
procurement programs. For information, call 221-1646.
METRO
Rosa Parks Paints First Brush
Stroke Of Freedom Mural
ATLANTA, G A -O ver 500 students
and teachers at Booker T. Washington High
School in Atlanta, Georgia, together with
civil rights leader Rosa Parks and Burger
King Corporation President and Chief
Operating Officer Ron Petty, donned painter’s
caps and shirts on January 14, to paint a
mural dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr’s quest for freedom an civil rights. Mrs.
Parks, who served as a catalyst for the civil
rights movement after refusing to ride in
the back of a bus thirty-five years ago,
joined the students at Dr. King’s alma mater
to paint the mural.
the 12’6" x 30' mural, sponsored by
Burger King Corporation, will display the
message “ Let Freedom Ring” using 15
separate 4 ’2" x 6' panels. Students spent
approximately three hours painting the mural
under the supervision of Atlanta Artist John
Fcight, Director of The Foundation for
Hospital Art. Simultaneously throughout
the country, replicas of the mural will be
painted by Burger King Corporation mi-
The Oregon Historical Society
is proud to sponsor,
in cooperation with
Portland Public Schools,
classroom presentations
in celebration of
Martin Luther King's Birthday
and
Black History Month.
nority franchisees.
The completed original mural was
unveiled on Sunday, Feb. 4 at the Kennedy
Center in Washington, D.C. during a trib­
ute to Mrs. Parks’ 77th birthday. After the
mural is unveiled, each of the panels and
the replica murals will be presented to
hospitals or schools throughout the coun­
try.
“ The mural will educate a far-reach­
ing audience about Dr. K ing’s impact on
the civil rights m ovem ent," commented
Petty. “ We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with
Rosa Parks and our minority franchisees in
our commitment to freedom and civil rights.”
Rosa Parks, who earned a place in
history with her fearless stand in M ontgom­
ery, Alabama, is considered the mother of
the civil rights movement.
Booker T. Washington High School is
the oldest high school in Georgia, graduat­
ing such notables as Martin Luther King, Jr.
and Booker T. Washington. There are cur­
rently 1,031 students attending the 66-year-
old school which is located at 45 White-
house Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia,
Civil Rights
Leader
Remembered
“M onum ental
- f —Christopher I .ehmann-Haupt, N e w York Times
“He m akes u s ride in th e freedom
b u ses, he p u ts u s in sid e that
b esieged ch u rch ...«th ere is no
tim e in our history o f w h ich we
can be m ore proud.” —Garry wills,
N ew York Review of Rooks
“A g loriou s resu rrectio n o f a m an
and a m o v e m e n t — Dan O yer.
New York Newsday
A “m asterp iece.”
— Evan Thomas, Newsweek
T A Y L O R B R A Y f II
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The birthday o f Frederick Doug­
lass. one ot America's most eminent
c iv il rights leaders o f the 19th cen­
tury. is celebrated on Feb. 7
Born Frederick Augustus Wash­
ington Bailey in 1817 in Tuckahoe,
Md . Douglass escaped the bonds o f
slavery in 1838. changed his name
and began a new life in the Northeast.
Having learned to read secretly as
a boy, Douglass developed a literary
brilliance and oratorical style that
catapulted him into the forefront o f
the
abolition
movement.
His
speeches on the dehumanizing effects
ol slavery led to his new career in
1841 as an ageni for the Massa­
chusetts Anti-Slavery Society L ater.
Douglass compiled his memories in
his autobiography. ’ Life and Times
ot Frederick Douelass." completed
in 1882,