Come to 196 to shitpost in a gay chat, leave optimistic and inspired
RIP you absolute badass
The full story is almost better than that. As told by his brother:
"Well, this old librarian, she says, ‘This library is not for coloreds.’ He said, ‘Well, I would like to check out these books.’
"She says, ‘Young man, if you don’t leave this library right now, I’m gonna call the police.’
"So he just propped himself up on the counter, and sat there, and said, ‘I’ll wait.’ "
[The police and his mother were called]
"And the police officer said, ‘You know, why don’t you just give the kid the books?’
"And my mother said, ‘He’ll take good care of them.’ "
So, the librarian reluctantly handed over the books. And then, Carl says, "my mother said, ‘What do you say?’ "
And Ron answered, “Thank you, ma’am.”
Full story: NPR
"And the police officer said, ‘You know, why don’t you just give the kid the books?’
Rare cop W.
Possibly the only one.
The middle school I went to was also named after him. Didn’t know about him being a karate champion too!
My son starts middle school next week at a middle school named after him!
And a saxophone player good enough to arouse the interest of a professional musician. Man’s bio reads like he cheated at character creation. It really is amazing.
That’s just astronauts for ya
Living well is the best revenge.
Oof … Who’s gonna tell them?
Right up until that last part, I mean.
Isn’t that how it always goes?
