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The Polack MSgt

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6. It was a well written essay

Reply to matt819 (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 04:54 PM

Jul 2020

Pittsburgh in the 70s started to come to terms with how racist they were with one of the best baseball player to ever live.

When Tanner was the manager, he brought it up, reporters did mea culpa stories on the anniversary of his 3000 hit or on New Years.

Hell, the Pirates and The Steelers made racial milestones in the mid 70s by starting and all black squad in an MLB game and naming a black quarter back as a starter.

It didn't take though.

All my neighbors and cousins swallowed the "Cadillac Driving Welfare Queen" Reagan Racism without questions and my home is as racist if not more racist than andy place I've ever been.

I have spent years in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

I don't say that lightly

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Super Obscure Anniversary Time! Except I missed it yesterday - [View all] The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 OP

What a thrill that must have been Ohiogal Jul 2020 #1

He was my first hero and when he died I cried The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #2

I can imagine.... Ohiogal Jul 2020 #3

I'm not a baseball fan... matt819 Jul 2020 #4

It was a well written essay The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #6

That's cool. underpants Jul 2020 #5

Back in the day when the Cubs could invent ways to lose rurallib Jul 2020 #7

I had to laugh The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #8

Excellent history. Thanks. kairos12 Jul 2020 #9