During winter break his freshman year of college, Jackson returned home to Greenville and tried to obtain a book needed for his studies from the white-only Greenville public library, but he was turned away. The experience stayed with him.
A few months later, on 16 July 1960, Jackson and seven Black high school students entered the Greenville library for a peaceful protest. After browsing the library and reading books, the group later known as the Greenville Eight were arrested for disorderly conduct and later released on a $30 bond. A judge eventually ruled that they had the right to use the publicly funded institution, and the Greenville library system became integrated in September 1960.
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The Cedar Lounge Revolution 
A great activist.
Although Lou Reed infamously didn’t like him (remember “Good Evening Mr. Waldheim?”)
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Always struck he tte loathing of him by some in the US, even in circles one might not expect, perhaps because he was not afraid to call it like it was.
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Who was it said “There are people who like Lou Reed and people who’ve met him.”
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