The Booty Report

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“Ahoy! Thomas Gaither, that scallywag who picked the brig over protests, has sailed off to Davy Jones at 86!”

2025-01-24

Arrr! When he and his hearty crew of Black buccaneers found themselves shackled at a whites-only feast in '61, they hatched a cunning plan — ‘Jail No Bail’! They stirred the pot, ignitin’ a ruckus fit for the high seas and rallyin’ the landlubbers fer a grand mutiny!

Arrr matey! Gather ‘round and lend me yer ears, fer I have a tale spun from the briny deep o' history! In the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-one, a band o’ bold Black buccaneers found themselves at a wretched whites-only lunch counter, like fish outta water, hungry fer justice rather than stale bread!

Rather than takin’ to their heels like scurvy dogs, they hatched a cunning plan, dubbed ‘Jail No Bail’! Aye, they be resolute as a ship’s mast in a storm, decidin’ to sit tight in the brig instead o’ payin’ no gold doubloons to be released. They raised their voices fer freedom like a raucous crew singin’ sea shanties, ignitin’ a fire in the hearts of their brethren and stirrin’ the seas of change!

With a wink an’ a nod, they turned that drab ol’ counter into a battleground of ideas! The movement swelled like a mighty wave, crashin’ upon the shores of inequality. So, hoist the sails and raise a tankard, fer these brave souls be the true pirates o’ progress, chartin’ a course to a fairer world where all can feast at the table!

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