The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 3rd study session on the late Bill Russell's 1979 publication, Second Wind: The Memoirs of an Opinionated Man. Russell passed away on July 31st of this year at the age of 88. The NBA titan won eleven championships and an Olympic gold medal and was elected to the basketball Hall of Fame. However, he is most known for his counter-racist efforts - which includes lots of writing. Importantly, Russell's memoir is co-authored by award-winning White historian Taylor Branch, so any omission of relevant information or minimizing of White Terrorism should be thought of as deliberate Racism by Branch. Last week, Russell described a pivotal moment of his childhood. Oakland Public Library was Russell's sanctuary and the Bay Area transplant devoured books. While flipping through a history book, Russell read a passage that insisted slavery was the best thing to ever happened to ignorant, primitive black people. This paragraph gnawed at him for weeks and lit a simmering anger in Russell about the mistreatment of black people. Tragically, Russell sounds just like 21st century non-white children when he describes "bitter" White teachers forced to labor at Oakland's McClymonds High School. He also details how his grandfather, "The Old Man," was dumbfounded upon attending his first NBA game years later. Seeing his black grandson coach a team where White men had to follow Russell's commands, scrambled his brain computer. However, entering the locker room where White and black males showered together, left the elder Russell in total discombobulation about White Supremacy/Racism. #CounterViolence #BayArea #DelectableNegro #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS

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