Dave Chappelle's great-grandfather, William David Chappelle III. In 1918, he formed a delegation to meet President Woodrow Wilson, protesting a mounting wave of racial violence.4yr ⋅ MattW224 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandmother, circa 1930. Brought up on New York's Upper East Side.8yr ⋅ MattW224 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
14-year-old William Ruppert breaking the pole sitting record of 23 days, in 19293yr ⋅ MattW224 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool