One of Mr. Roger's subtle, yet most powerful statements ever, took place in 1974. He asks 'Officer' Clemons to join him to soak their feet in some pool water on a hot day and then helped him dry his feet. Years earlier many pools were off limits to black Americans.

https://youtu.be/U5YXNLvQlOA?t=5m56s

Submitted March 20, 2018 at 06:34PM by majorchamp http://ift.tt/2DIqmOO