ENTRY DESCRIPTION
In 1980 I took a road trip from Chicago to DC. I wanted to view and connect to the history of America through the many statues and memorials that made up the National Mall.

I was struck by the image of a man sweeping the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and how special it was that this country provided so many opportunities for so many people with so many diverse backgrounds.

I revisited this photo in 2019 and now have a heavy heart as I think back to my thoughts on that day and my thoughts on the recent events that seem to taint the famous Lincoln quote, "With malice toward none."

AUTHOR
James-Kimo Williams was born in Amityville, New York, and spent much of his childhood divided between Air Force bases, urban neighborhoods of Baltimore, rural Mississippi and on his grandparents’ sharecropper farm in North Carolina. Moving to Hawaii with his father in 1967, he volunteered to serve in the military and was deployed to Vietnam in 1970.

He holds an MA in Management from Webster University as well as a BA in Composition from Berklee College of Music in Boston. As a composer, he has released four CDs of original works, including two with his fusion ensemble “Kimotion”. His symphonic works have been performed by the symphonies of Detroit, Atlanta, Savannah, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Alabama, Lancaster, PA, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, Czech Republic and others. His string quartet “Into the Liquid” was commissioned by the New York-based Ethel quartet and premiered at the 2013 BAM Next Wave Festival. His AT&T commission, “Fanfare for Life” was performed July 7th, 2018 at the Antietam Battlegrounds in Sharpsburg MD by The Maryland Symphony Orchestra to celebrate Independence Day.



He also began his passion for photography while serving in Vietnam.
In 2003, he co-founded the “Lt Dan Band” featuring actor

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