Thanks Bill, history is so important. In an age of fast food and fast truth History rightly told unmasks our path. My aunt is 103 1/2 years of age. In her lifetime we went from ice boxes and shared telephones (in Toronto), horses pulling Dad's cookies delivery vans to the moon. We need to gather the history, share it and let it shape the days ahead.
“I felt clean,” he remembered about sitting at that lunch counter. “I had gained my manhood by that simple act.”
— Franklin McCain
What a statement!
This reminds me of what everyone, young and old, is doing in Minneapolis - and around the country - to protest for our first and second amendment rights.
ICE lawlessness, a proposed 250’ arch in DC, and now the closing of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years, just three examples of the latest examples of how OUR history will be seen. Quite different from the story of these four young men.
I wonder how long the counter and seats remain at the Smithsonian Museum before they are erased like so many other uncomfortable reminders of our past.
They were peaceful and quiet. Far different from what is happening in Minneapolis and around the country. They did not break anything, they did not spray paint buildings, they did not scream.
Isn't it interesting how being peaceful with quiet resolve can actually make changes happen?
Of course they weren’t met with armed men decked out as if they were in a war zone either. You could have at the very least, mentioned that. Minneapolis, as has been admitted to, was a planned invasion using military tactics; not those of proper law enforcement as displayed by the 1960 GPD. Their protest was effective because everyone played by the rules.
U.S. immigration policy is governed largely by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which was first codified in 1952 and has been amended significantly several times since. U.S. immigration policy contains two major aspects. One facilitates migration flows of foreign nationals into the United States; another focuses on immigration enforcement and removal. Immigration functions authorized by Congress in the INA and other laws are carried out by several executive branch departments and agencies.
The United States has long distinguished permanent from temporary immigration. The INA's permanent immigration categories reflect principles of admission that are based upon national interest, including family reunification, U.S. labor market contribution, origin-country diversity, and humanitarian assistance. The INA provides lawful permanent resident (LPR) status through family and employer-sponsored categories, the diversity immigrant visa, and grants of refugee status and asylum, among others. LPRs may choose to naturalize, or become U.S. citizens, upon meeting requirements specified in the INA. Temporary immigration occurs through the admission of foreign nationals for specific purposes and limited periods of time, and encompasses two dozen categories that include foreign tourists, students, temporary workers, and diplomats.
The executive branch may exercise statutory or executive authority to allow certain noncitizens to enter or remain in the United States on a time-limited basis, including those who have not been admitted through permanent or temporary pathways under the INA and might otherwise be subject to removal. These include Temporary Protected Status (TPS), immigration parole, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
The INA also provides authority for immigration enforcement, including restricting entry to and removing persons from the United States who lack authorization to be in the country or who have such authorization but have committed acts that make them subject to removal. Immigration enforcement functions include border enforcement, interior enforcement, detention, and removal. Some individuals subject to removal may be repatriated; others may be eligible for forms of permanent relief or temporary protection from removal.
I was wondering the same thing Darrell. It’s also crossed my mind about the Native American and the Holocaust Museums. I just keep hoping the curators of the Smithsonian complex have the foresight to protect the valuables they contain. We know how he likes to get in and destroy what he hates or doesn’t understand.
(McCain would later say: “What I learned from that little incident was don’t you ever, ever stereotype anybody in this life until you at least experience them and have the opportunity to talk to them.”)
Amen. I wish most people on the planet would learn that. So many of our problems would be gone.
Thanks for the reminder of this Bill. These men were in the right state at the right time. Greensboro was then and still is a wonderful city with a good mix of people. It is also a “several universities” town. UNC-G is there as well. Greensboro is in the very heart of the Piedmont where I-85 and I-40 intersect. For years it hosted the ACC basketball tournament, which in its day, was one of the best tournaments before the NCAA event. There was and still is a good mix of people in the city so the stage was set for the spark to be lit and to take hold. Thank goodness for it. It was past time.
Thank you! It does us all good to remember the past, to see how things have changed, and more importantly, how things have NOT changed. It was a scary and wonderful time to be alive.
Thanks Bill, history is so important. In an age of fast food and fast truth History rightly told unmasks our path. My aunt is 103 1/2 years of age. In her lifetime we went from ice boxes and shared telephones (in Toronto), horses pulling Dad's cookies delivery vans to the moon. We need to gather the history, share it and let it shape the days ahead.
Love the story of Franklin McCain ! Thank you for posting it !
“I felt clean,” he remembered about sitting at that lunch counter. “I had gained my manhood by that simple act.”
— Franklin McCain
What a statement!
This reminds me of what everyone, young and old, is doing in Minneapolis - and around the country - to protest for our first and second amendment rights.
ICE lawlessness, a proposed 250’ arch in DC, and now the closing of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years, just three examples of the latest examples of how OUR history will be seen. Quite different from the story of these four young men.
I wonder how long the counter and seats remain at the Smithsonian Museum before they are erased like so many other uncomfortable reminders of our past.
“The search for truth is never over.”
– MORGAN FREEMAN
They were peaceful and quiet. Far different from what is happening in Minneapolis and around the country. They did not break anything, they did not spray paint buildings, they did not scream.
Isn't it interesting how being peaceful with quiet resolve can actually make changes happen?
It starts peaceful until the side with power complicates matters by overusing their power.
Of course they weren’t met with armed men decked out as if they were in a war zone either. You could have at the very least, mentioned that. Minneapolis, as has been admitted to, was a planned invasion using military tactics; not those of proper law enforcement as displayed by the 1960 GPD. Their protest was effective because everyone played by the rules.
I think you've hit the nail on the head! Not everyone has been playing by the rules on immigration policy, right?
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45020
U.S. immigration policy is governed largely by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which was first codified in 1952 and has been amended significantly several times since. U.S. immigration policy contains two major aspects. One facilitates migration flows of foreign nationals into the United States; another focuses on immigration enforcement and removal. Immigration functions authorized by Congress in the INA and other laws are carried out by several executive branch departments and agencies.
The United States has long distinguished permanent from temporary immigration. The INA's permanent immigration categories reflect principles of admission that are based upon national interest, including family reunification, U.S. labor market contribution, origin-country diversity, and humanitarian assistance. The INA provides lawful permanent resident (LPR) status through family and employer-sponsored categories, the diversity immigrant visa, and grants of refugee status and asylum, among others. LPRs may choose to naturalize, or become U.S. citizens, upon meeting requirements specified in the INA. Temporary immigration occurs through the admission of foreign nationals for specific purposes and limited periods of time, and encompasses two dozen categories that include foreign tourists, students, temporary workers, and diplomats.
The executive branch may exercise statutory or executive authority to allow certain noncitizens to enter or remain in the United States on a time-limited basis, including those who have not been admitted through permanent or temporary pathways under the INA and might otherwise be subject to removal. These include Temporary Protected Status (TPS), immigration parole, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
The INA also provides authority for immigration enforcement, including restricting entry to and removing persons from the United States who lack authorization to be in the country or who have such authorization but have committed acts that make them subject to removal. Immigration enforcement functions include border enforcement, interior enforcement, detention, and removal. Some individuals subject to removal may be repatriated; others may be eligible for forms of permanent relief or temporary protection from removal.
I was wondering the same thing Darrell. It’s also crossed my mind about the Native American and the Holocaust Museums. I just keep hoping the curators of the Smithsonian complex have the foresight to protect the valuables they contain. We know how he likes to get in and destroy what he hates or doesn’t understand.
Great story! Thanks!, (First time commentator).
(McCain would later say: “What I learned from that little incident was don’t you ever, ever stereotype anybody in this life until you at least experience them and have the opportunity to talk to them.”)
Amen. I wish most people on the planet would learn that. So many of our problems would be gone.
Thanks for the reminder of this Bill. These men were in the right state at the right time. Greensboro was then and still is a wonderful city with a good mix of people. It is also a “several universities” town. UNC-G is there as well. Greensboro is in the very heart of the Piedmont where I-85 and I-40 intersect. For years it hosted the ACC basketball tournament, which in its day, was one of the best tournaments before the NCAA event. There was and still is a good mix of people in the city so the stage was set for the spark to be lit and to take hold. Thank goodness for it. It was past time.
Thank you for your story on Franklin McCain!! A loving article about a courageous brave young man!!
Freedom is never free. We must fight for it everyday.
Thank you! It does us all good to remember the past, to see how things have changed, and more importantly, how things have NOT changed. It was a scary and wonderful time to be alive.
Marion Schroeder, 79 years old.