“Jordan said the Ku Klux Klan was dominant in North Carolina where he grew up in the mid-1970s, buying uniforms for sports teams and bibles for schools.”
This statement is untruthful. I grew up in the same part of NC as Jordan in the 1960’s and 1970’s. I never saw any evidence of Klan activity in the area and I certainly never saw a Klan purchased sports uniform or Bible. Jordan’s statement is like Bill Clinton claiming to have seen black churches burning in Arkansas when he was growing up. It makes for good newspaper copy but has no basis in fact.
The legacy of slavery and Jim Crow in the South is abominable. Equally abhorrent is the continuing portrayal of southern whites today, and in the recent past, as being nothing but racist suppressors of minorities. There were a few bad incidents during the era of desegregation (1950’s and 1960’s) but the vast majority of southern whites supported integration and worked hard to build a society of racial harmony. Today in the south, white on black violence is extremely rare. Black on white violence much more common.
Why is it worse to be dunked on by a white guy than a black guy? It is sports, shouldn't those feelings be left at the entry door of the arena? Is it worse to give up a home run to a Latino or black player for a white pitcher and how would that be viewed if mentioned on a national radio show?
America has serious issues and we are falling prey to liberal ideology. People need to wake up.
Thank you. I saw Jordan’s KKK statement and I didn’t believe him for a second.
I’m glad to see your experiences refute Michael Jordans’.
Black on Black violence, often gang related, is also very common.