▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Red dy , ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁friends ▁went ▁to ▁Laz y ▁B ▁to ▁enjoy ▁their ▁free ▁time ▁by ▁horse back ▁r iding . ▁When ▁the ▁group ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁stable , ▁they ▁were ▁rejected ▁from ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁ride ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁black . ▁Since ▁Red dy ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁scene , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁and ▁not ▁do ▁anything ▁about ▁the ▁social ▁in just ice ▁he ▁just ▁encountered . ▁ ▁After ▁" follow ing ▁traditional ▁protest ▁strateg ies ", ▁the ▁group ▁returned ▁mixed , ▁with ▁whites ▁and ▁black s , ▁and ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁ride ▁the ▁horses ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Red dy ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁to ▁be ▁treated ▁unf air ly ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁der og atory ▁manner , ▁as ▁ev iden ced ▁by ▁his ▁poetry ▁" ain ' t ▁nothing ▁fun ny ▁bout ▁a ▁cra cker / call ing ▁me ▁a ▁n **** * ". ▁However , ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁seek ▁to ▁create ▁f ights ▁when ▁unnecessary , ▁as ▁he ▁liked ▁to ▁" keep ▁his ▁nose / just ▁above " ▁imp lying ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁resort ▁to ▁arguments ▁when ▁the ▁matter ▁was ▁cleared . ▁Charles ▁Parker , ▁another ▁black ▁man ▁who ▁accompanied ▁Red dy ▁to ▁the ▁stable , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁ride ▁in ▁public ▁while ▁being ▁watched ▁by ▁the ▁media , ▁thus ▁Red dy ▁believed ▁the ▁matter ▁to ▁be ▁closed . ▁Red dy ▁left ▁the ▁incident ▁because ▁in ▁his