In 1959, 9-year-old Ronald McNair went to a public library in Lake
City, South Carolina because he was looking for more advanced books on
science.

Ronald's older brother, Carl, describes what happened next:

"So, as he was walking in there, all these folks were staring at him -
because they were white folk only and they were looking at him and
saying, you know, 'Who is this Negro? So, he politely positioned
himself in line to check out his books. Well, this old librarian, she
says, 'This library is not for coloreds.' He said, 'Well, I would like
to check out these books.' She says, 'Young man, if you don't leave
this library right now, I'm gonna call the police.' So he just propped
himself up on the counter, and sat there, and said, 'I'll wait.'"

Ronald McNair eventually went on to get a PhD in Physics from MIT and
was one of the 7 astronauts onboard the space shuttle Challenger when
it was destroyed in flight in 1986. He was only 35 years old.

Today, the library that refused to lend him books is now named after
him.

https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1712220665472836088

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