on her walk to school that morning, wearing the dress her grandmother made her, an angry crowd formed around her. she had things thrown at her, she was shoved, she had racial abuse screamed in her face, and she was spat on.
She kept her head up and walked right into that school.
In 2006, Counts-Scoggins received an email from a man named Woody Cooper. He had admitted to being one of the boys in the famous picture and wanted to apologize. They met up for lunch where Cooper asked her to forgive him and she responded by saying, "I forgave you a long time ago, this is opportunity to do something for our children and grandchildren."
They agreed to share their story and from there, did many interviews and speaking engagements together.
She started on Thursday, was sick and missed Friday, returned on Monday and Tuesday, and due to the intense abuse she received, and NO help from anyone, her father removed her from the school on Wednesday. Her brother had come to meet her for lunch, and the windows were smashed out of the family car.
PrudentFlamingo on November 6th, 2021 at 07:17 UTC »
on her walk to school that morning, wearing the dress her grandmother made her, an angry crowd formed around her. she had things thrown at her, she was shoved, she had racial abuse screamed in her face, and she was spat on.
She kept her head up and walked right into that school.
lkeels on November 6th, 2021 at 11:30 UTC »
From Wikipedia:
In 2006, Counts-Scoggins received an email from a man named Woody Cooper. He had admitted to being one of the boys in the famous picture and wanted to apologize. They met up for lunch where Cooper asked her to forgive him and she responded by saying, "I forgave you a long time ago, this is opportunity to do something for our children and grandchildren."
They agreed to share their story and from there, did many interviews and speaking engagements together.
lkeels on November 6th, 2021 at 11:33 UTC »
She started on Thursday, was sick and missed Friday, returned on Monday and Tuesday, and due to the intense abuse she received, and NO help from anyone, her father removed her from the school on Wednesday. Her brother had come to meet her for lunch, and the windows were smashed out of the family car.
She still lives here in Charlotte.