Bob Marley lights up the night during a concert at Berkeley – 1977
Bob Marley introduced the world to the music called Reggae in the 1960’s. By the 1970’s he was a worldwide phenomenon and inspiration to people of every color and creed. His songs of hope and peace made him a popular person on every continent, especially Africa. The connection between his African ancestors and his life in Jamaica was not lost on Marley and his songs reflect the searching and longing to be reunited with his brothers from his homeland. Songs of slavery, poverty, hunger and political oppression were radical for the time but brought attention to the world stage where these topics were addressed by people who may have never known of them, if not for Marley’s music. Marley’s life was cut short by melanoma cancer and the artist died on May 11. 1981. Today he is a legend of the highest order in the worlds of music and civil rights.
A soldier on the frontline tries to save a kitten – 1952
Marine Sergeant Frank Praytor leans against sandbags in a foxhole. The soldier softly holds a kitten he has named “Miss Hap.” The kitten gets that name because Praytor says she was born at the wrong place at the wrong time. The kitten was left an orphan after another soldier killed its mother for making too much noise. “Miss Hap” had a sister but another soldier who adopted it rolled over in his sleep and killed it by accident. Praytor’s kitten survived and eventually found its way home to the US with another soldier after Praytor was shipped out.