The Library that Wouldn’t Serve Him Because He Was Black, Is Now a Museum Named in His Honor
Ronald Erwin McNair
Born October 21, 1950 d. 1986
American astronaut, physicist. When McNair was eight years old, he visited the segregated Lake City, South Carolina public library, but they only served white patrons and wouldn’t allow him to check out any books. When he refused to leave, the police and his mother were called. The library begrudgingly relented when the officer asked, “Why don’t you just give him the books?” That library has since been converted into a museum named “Ronald McNair Life History Center” in his honor. McNair also went on to earn a Ph.D. degree in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.McNair was killed in the Challenger Disaster, when the space shuttle disintegrated shortly after takeoff.
nicka93 over 2 years ago
As long as society sees the Justice in “just”.
christelisbetty over 2 years ago
The Library that Wouldn’t Serve Him Because He Was Black, Is Now a Museum Named in His Honor
Ronald Erwin McNair
Born October 21, 1950 d. 1986
American astronaut, physicist. When McNair was eight years old, he visited the segregated Lake City, South Carolina public library, but they only served white patrons and wouldn’t allow him to check out any books. When he refused to leave, the police and his mother were called. The library begrudgingly relented when the officer asked, “Why don’t you just give him the books?” That library has since been converted into a museum named “Ronald McNair Life History Center” in his honor. McNair also went on to earn a Ph.D. degree in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.McNair was killed in the Challenger Disaster, when the space shuttle disintegrated shortly after takeoff.
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