[ladyjane]

“America’s past use of “gator bait” truly is disturbing — reportedly, white men would use African-American babies to lure gators out of swamps so they could hunt them more easily for their skin.”

LOL - some folks down in Florida have been smoking too much dope and telling lies. Apparently the president of the university believes the lies. ROTFL

[RummyChick]

I think it is real. It is so absurd it is hard to believe but...a simple search shows a lot of stories

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071868/1890-06-20/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1836&index=10&rows=20&words=bait+crocodile+Crocodile&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=%22crocodile+bait%22&y=19&x=18&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1908-06-13/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1836&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=ALLIGATORS+BAITS&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=16&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=Alligator+bait&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=4