CONTENT OF CHARACTER
"Leadership"
Leadership
is a position of guidance. A leader should be honorable, trustworthy,
longsuffering, service oriented and wise. Motivated by a passion and
commitment to a vision, a leader inspires others to rise up, run with, stand
tall, sit in, and even die for the vision of a people which emerges into a
reality.
During the Civil Rights era, the Pullman Porters, the Clergy and other grass roots leaders having these traits were at the forefront of the struggle. In Mr. Hunt's, "Leadership", the Porter carries a sign with a dual message; painted right side up is the familiar slogan "We Shall Overcome"; at the bottom of the sign, there is a narrative from an African describing the pain and anguish of being confined to the cramped quarters of a slave ship. The bottom portion can only be read by placing oneself in an uncomfortable position.
The dual messages on the Porter's sign speaks loudly of the hope of a people still over coming, and the hardships suffered historically to have such a dream. One viewing does not yield the full concept of this masterful work. Each subsequent look sheds further insight into the concept of Leadership.
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