The Street Where You Live

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The Street Where You Live, NAACP, 1960

The Street Where You Live is another comic by NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans.[1] The comic written by African-American writer Tom Feelings who had a vision of Afro-centric art.[2] This 16 pages comic published back in 1960. Focus of this comic book is to stress the importance of registering to vote and participating in the voting process as a means of brining about positive change in one’s neighborhood. The NAACP also published another comic book entitled Your Future Rests In Your Hands which also stressed the importance of voting.

Plot

The story’s set in an impoverished segregated neighborhood, and places importance on voting in order to bring candidates (and changes) responsive to the residents’ needs.

The came Sam Carter a representative of the non-partisan citizens' committee for registration to the neighborhood. Sam tries to ensure the people that they can change the situation by doing something not only talking and wailing about it. Sam persuades people to register for voting but the citizens refuse at first and say voting is white folks' business. Sam ensure the citizen that their vote can elect or defeat the candidate. The voting day come, the citizens gave their votes to candidate who promise to make decent neighborhood, clean and safe for children. Long story short, the candidate won and he keeps his promises. The neighborhood became cleaner, more safe, and decent for living.

External Link

Read the full comic here

References

  1. NAACP. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. Christopher, Tom. Tom Feelings and The Street Where You Live. Tom Christopher. Retrieved January 14, 2021.