According to Wikipedia, she was quoted as saying you "can't beat goodness into a person". What an incredible act of selflessness. She’s a better person than me that’s for sure
Thomas, who now resides in Houston, learned McKeel Jr. died a couple of months ago when McKeel's son called to inform her, putting his 12-year-old sister on the line to tell her she might not be alive if it hadn't been for Thomas' actions that day.
"When I heard that, I thought this was the future and the past of what peace has created," Thomas said. "The real accomplishment of all this to me is to know that his son and daughter don't share the same views. History didn't repeat itself. That's what gives me hope that the world can get better from generation to generation."
![image showing Keshia Thomas protects an alleged KKK supporter from a mob in Ann Arbor, MI, 1996 [960 x 1135]](f48736d4-2999-5c4d-89c5-588161b95ee9.jpg)
dnp3 on February 22nd, 2021 at 05:00 UTC »
According to Wikipedia, she was quoted as saying you "can't beat goodness into a person". What an incredible act of selflessness. She’s a better person than me that’s for sure
iwascompromised on February 22nd, 2021 at 05:15 UTC »
Article with her 20 years later has a color photo in it. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2016/06/saving_man_from_beating_at_kkk.html
TangoDua on February 22nd, 2021 at 06:05 UTC »
Thomas, who now resides in Houston, learned McKeel Jr. died a couple of months ago when McKeel's son called to inform her, putting his 12-year-old sister on the line to tell her she might not be alive if it hadn't been for Thomas' actions that day.
"When I heard that, I thought this was the future and the past of what peace has created," Thomas said. "The real accomplishment of all this to me is to know that his son and daughter don't share the same views. History didn't repeat itself. That's what gives me hope that the world can get better from generation to generation."