"Don't let anyone tell you can't do something you can do anything you put your mind to" Quote Tytianna Henderson

The theme of social protest remained a consistent focus for jacob lawrence throughout his career. in the 1960s lawrence was inspired by news reports and photographs, including images of segregated lunch counter sit-ins and stories of the   freedom riders in the civil rights movement. from the 1970s onward, lawrence's work focused less explicitly on contemporary social issues.

Asia minor influenced them when they were trading.