《逃亡》，1958年

Looks like a Norman Rockwell pic

Very comforting indeed.

I feel like you responded to the wrong person here and maybe aren't deserving of the downvotes :p

Jim Crow and Segregation were bad.

Ill bite, just for the fuck of it. Norman Rockwell lived in MA when he painted this > The models for the painting were Rockwell’s Stockbridge, Massacheusetts neighbors, then 8 year old Eddie Locke, and 30 year old state trooper Richard Clemens. In April of 1958, they posed for an hour for the artist, at the Howard Johnson’s Restaurant in Pittsfield, Massacheusetts, on Lennox Road. Found this law on the books in 1932 in MA ref *Tercentenary Edition of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : comprising the General Laws enacted December 22, 1920, to take effect January 1, 1921, as amended prior to January 1, 1932, with the constitutions of the United States and of the Commonwealth* > SECTION 98. Whoever makes any distinction, discrimination or restriction on account of color or race, except for good cause applicable alike to all persons of every color and race, relative to the admission of any person to, or his treatment in, a theatre, skating rink or other public place of amusement, licensed or unlicensed, or in a public conveyance or public meeting, or in an inn, barber shop or other public place kept for hire, gain or reward, licensed or unlicensed, or whoever aids or incites such distinction, discrimination or restriction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and shall forfeit to any person aggrieved thereby not less than twenty-five nor more than three hundred dollars; but such person so aggrieved shall not recover against more than one person by reason of any one act of distinction, discrimination or restriction. Looks like MA has had laws against racial segregation in public accommodations since the 1860's, being the first actual state to pass civil rights laws ref *(Race-Neutral Individualism and Resurgence of the Color Line: Massachusetts Civil Rights Legislation, 1855-1895)* So from what I can gather, there would not have been a "whites only" sign in the window here. Nor one within great distance, or a long time. It looks like the second state with Civil Rights laws on the books was NY, birthplace of Norman Rockwell. Gonna go out on a limb and say that the America that Norman Rockwell experienced on a day to day basis was a lot more progressive for the time, than the rest of the country. At the very least its probably safe to say that this idyllic vision of Americana was more accurate than embellished. It may not represent the state of inter-racial relations at the time it was painted though that's likely in large part due to the fact that it was crafted in a bubble and not as a misrepresentation of its subject matter. Theres nothing "missing" from it, IMO.

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That watermark is pretty awesome. Made me giggle how it’s blended in

truly only furry artists who hate furries know this burden