Where are the people who abused the black and white students at woolworth lunch counters in the 50's and 60's. Have any repented publicly
Good question. I was able to find and interview one of the high school students who was part of the melee and whose image was captured in the iconic photo of that scene. He never repented and, indeed, seemed to believe that he was one of the heroes that day for fighting to preserve the ‘Southern Way of Life.’ I spoke to him once again after the book came out (and only a few months before his death) and he expressed no remorse, continuing to believe that segregation was a better way for the races to co-exist. He was particularly opposed to Inter-racial marriage.
You can hear more about my interaction w/ this student on my recent appearance on “The Uncomfortable Truth” podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jackson-woolworths-sit-in-a-discussion-with-mike-obrien/id1498323248?i=1000533861874