He lived the example.





(if only the other prominent American--who shares your surname-- had as much integrity).

I was quite young and living in Aiken, South Carolina when this happened. I remember it well because my parents, civil rights supporters, were very happy. We used to go to the Woolworth's in Augusta, GA on Saturday mornings for breakfast before my mother went shopping. My father never walked into the dime store without commenting about how unfair it was we sat at the front counter, and the blacks had to enter from the side and eat at a counter located in the rear of the store The day that no longer was necessary, my dad took us there to celebrate.

Will, thanks for remembering these brave men.

RIP Mr. McCain... you are a hero.

thank you Mr. McCain, Rest In Peace

for posting that

who did great deeds. May he long be remembered and honored for them.

have lunch. He felt that his chances were two: at best to be beaten and arrested and at worst to be murdered. He knew he was going to survive when an older white woman stopped on her way out and said to him, "I'm proud of you boys for what you are doing."

He said that the counter closed early that day and he didn't get served. But he was back the next day.

Thanks for putting up a good post for a good man on a good day.

Love the look in his eyes, what a class act.

Thanks, Will.

Like this one, (except I'd like to see it as depicting them at the lunch counter).


RIP, sir.

It commemorates the Greensboro sit-in but doesn't depict the four men.

Obviously, African Americans were good enough to cook and serve food to whites, but not good enough to eat at the same counter.

for your rights. Let us never forget the disgusting history of America's failed ideals, let us continue moving forward toward equal opportunity, equal rights, and equal respect for all Americans, not just those who look like they are of European origin.

with people taking various roles. A must see!

It is now on my list of must-sees.

Thank you, Franklin McCain, for your courage and vision. We owe you much. Godspeed, RIP.

Thank you for what you did and your legacy will live on long after you're gone.
Great man.

I can go anywhere I want in my hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and sit in any restaurant, order what I please and expect courteous, respectful service.

They didn't end racism, but the movement to obtain equal treatment has done some much good for this country.

What a Hero! Thank you, Franklin McCain. You did a good good thing in your life. I hope you eventually learned how many souls were sitting on that stool with you, in spirit. You're gone too soon though. RIP.

... from hearing their parents talk about "sit down strikes" or "sit ins" in the labor movement.

just to follow through with his thoughts and make a change in the world.

We all need to be more like him.

take to change the sick values that remain. And there's more work to do than we can even imagine.

Not many cooler.

and amerikkka is still full of racist ignoramuses and we're still fighting their stupidity and ignorance. May your soul be at peace for your brave life of struggle.