[2ndDivisionVet]

Was there nothing from the civil war that they could use?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Must be a slow day down at the Gulf Times of Qatar and Rotor Reuters.

[umgud]

Are they implying Sanford is a racist town?

[lacrew]

Robinson was harassed by Hispanics?

[FlingWingFlyer]

“We’ve come from the plantation, from the outhouse to the White House. You can’t shoot our children no more,” the Rev. Al Sharpton told one recent protest rally in Miami...."

Sorry Al old boy. You're dreaming again. You've never left the plantation. Think about it the next time you find yourself in a thoughful mood.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

In 1946, the KKK was active in Massachusetts, for cripes sake.

[Dallas59]

It’s just like 1861 all over again!

[JimSEA]

Yeah, those sorts of bigotry and violence happened a lot in those days. The problem with bringing it up now is that to have meaningfully participated a Sanford resident would have to be eighty or older now. It is only relevant to the aggrieved and resentful seeking retribution. Pretty good description of Rev. Al?

[HonkyTonkMan]

Sharpton, Robinson, Lamb, and Martin are all not from Sanford, FL.

[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

You can’t shoot our children no more,” the Rev. Al Sharpton told one recent protest rally in Miami....

Who can't Al, who is the “you” you are talking about. And what do you mean “no more”. Who was and is shooting your children and who can do it “no more”.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Hey, read this, it's pretty good.

http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/resources/lessonplans/hs_es_jackie_robinson.htm

I love Jackie Robinson, as a player and as a man. Nice story. He really had class, well deserved self-respect and so much talent. It's almost a sacrilege to see hucksters like Sharpton and Jesse Jackson trying to ride his coat tails.

[CodeToad]

“white Hispanic”

Nothing but race baiting by a racist.

[FrdmLvr]

Well, the word is that there will be an announcement at a press conference by the Sanford PD this coming Tuesday that there will be no arrest in connection with this case because there is no evidence there was a crime committed. However, there is evidence that this was a case of self-defense.

[WeatherGuy]

Trayvon being associated with Jackie Robinson?   What's next, Ghandi??

[Irenic]

Pffft! What about New York’s violent racist past?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riots
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/317749.html

And talk about secessionists, let’s talk about those eco, globalist, anti-capitalist Republic of Cascadia Secession Movmenet.

http://attackthesystem.com/2012/04/03/republic-of-cascadia-secessionist-movement/
http://zapatopi.net/cascadia/

Or the State of Jefferson but that pretty much went belly-up with the start of WorldWar2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_%28Pacific_state%29
http://bigthink.com/ideas/21511

I’m tired of only the South being targeted and sullied by this racist, secessionist mess. As if that crud didn’t happen any other place.

[Logical me]

Al, you are an ass.

[The_Media_never_lie]

In 1946, Robert Byrd was probably Grand Potentate.

[The_Media_never_lie]

In 1946, Robert Byrd was probably Grand Potentate.

[Past Your Eyes]

Jackie Robinson was not an African American. I doubt if he ever heard the term.

[BerryDingle]

Racist past haunts Florida town

The only thing haunting is the race pimp that wrote the article.

[WWTraveler]

“A specter of Jackie Robinson” haunts the city of 53,000 people to this day, said Lamb. “People want to forget it and it shouldn't be forgotten.”
I have lived in Sanford for 25 years and this is the first time that I have heard of this. I am pretty sure that it has been forgotten.