Nat King Cole by Leo Zarko (Adult) An American Singer/Musician Cole was one of the first African-Americans to host a television variety show (1956-57)

Signs by Ally Filicicchia (8th grade) I searched through countless photos of people marching for this great cause, holding their picket signs. I have to the best of my ability accurately represented them in my entry. Not a single picket sign is pictured more than once.

Martin Luther King by Jack Ludolph (3rd grade) As you can see in my drawing, Martin Luther King is about to speak his "I Have a Dream” speech. This man is why we don't have to be separated.

Freedom and Equality by Arjaa Raghu (5th grade) President Abraham Lincoln is freeing the slaves.

Nelson Mandela by Maddie Ruhs (7th grade) This book cover is about Nelson Mandela and how he fought for freedom for South Africa

Coretta Scott King by Kiku Ross (4th grade) I'm drawing Coretta Scott King because she was an awesome African-American leader that fought segregation.

Langston Hughes by Aaron Ross (2nd grade) African-American Poet

Bury Me Free! By Okema Billington (Adult) Ellen Watkins Harper's peom "Bury Me in a Free Land" struck me. She was the most widely published of all African-American writers of the nineteenth century.

Muhammed Ali by Ashonte Ross (10th grade) I drew Muhammad Ali because he fought many battles physically and mentally to reach the top.

Freedom Street by Richard Hill Jr. (Adult) On Freedom Street we can ride the bus with Rosa, play with the 4 girls before the Birmingham bombing, dine at Woolworth's with those 4 college students that caused a revolution or rest at the Lorraine Motel with Dr. King before his assassination. The street to freedom is long and few have been brave enough to travel it.

George Washington Carver by TK Ross (8th grade) When I was younger I studied George Washington Carver's works. He was the first to make glue/paste out of sweet potatoes. I also liked and still liked science today. The message in my drawing is you can do what you put your mind to.