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1monster

(11,012 posts) Thu Feb 20, 2014, 10:54 PM Feb 2014

Librarian tried to have to have a genius lttle boy arrested. The cops reacted the same way

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Librarian tried to have to have a genius lttle boy arrested. The cops reacted the same way (Original Post) 1monster Feb 2014 OP

The cops should have arrested the idiot racist librarian zebonaut Feb 2014 #1

Try to find a movie called "Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored" 1monster Feb 2014 #2

K & R, exactly Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #3

Yeah - I absolutely thought the cops would take the librarian's side being 1959 SC. Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #4

I just finished watching 'Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored' on YouTube Tx4obama Feb 2014 #14

Excellent! Thank You mckara Feb 2014 #5

Other DUers remember him... progressoid Feb 2014 #6

Great story! mackerel Feb 2014 #7

...and no one remembers the name of the librarian. The End. DRoseDARs Feb 2014 #8

Thanks for sharing cvoogt Feb 2014 #9

Awesome SamKnause Feb 2014 #10

I wanted to hug that cop. He went against the grain of his time and saved the day. :-) DesertDiamond Feb 2014 #11

like in Okla. MisterP Feb 2014 #12

That kid was in my generation. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #13

Pure awesomeness! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #15

What a loss to us all. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #16

Awwww libodem Feb 2014 #17

zebonaut

(3,688 posts)

1. The cops should have arrested the idiot racist librarian

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 11:03 PM

Feb 2014

The gall of that so called professional librarian, denying books to an interested youngster.

1monster

(11,012 posts)

2. Try to find a movie called "Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored"

Reply to zebonaut (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 11:16 PM

Feb 2014

It might give you some insight into how things were. The kid was lucky, by the standards of those days not to get arrested.

Things have changed for the better, but there are those who would take us back to those days; and not just for people of color either.