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Church Boys

We snuck around back of the church to smoke one of the cigarettes Tom Simpson had stolen from his mama’s purse. One of the translucent white window panes on the back of the church had a strange stain on it, almost human shaped, like a person wearing a robe or long cape. People said the [...]

Rand Paul and Lester Maddox

Lester Maddox was the owner of the Picknick Cafeteria in Atlanta, Georgia. The restaurant was well-known for its newspaper ads, which featured cartoon chickens sometimes offering political commentary. It was also among a number of white-owned Atlanta restaurants which refused to serve black customers. After the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Lester filed a [...]