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Botany

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10. Mi llamo es Roberto

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Wed Feb 8, 2023, 07:25 PM

Feb 2023

In the 1950s and 60s TPTB wanted to make Clemente more Anglo so they tried calling him Bobby to which he said my mother called me Roberto and he refused to answer ?s when a reporter would call him Bobby.

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Duval County, Florida has removed books about Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente from schools. [View all] Cattledog Feb 2023 OP

Plenty of David Duke biographies to check out lame54 Feb 2023 #1

Fuck them. Roberto Clemente wasn't just a great ball player, he was a great humanitarian. jalan48 Feb 2023 #2

My childhood hero growing up in Pittsburgh... Guilded Lilly Feb 2023 #7

Mine, too. cloudbase Feb 2023 #8

You weren't even alive when Babe Ruth hit 714 dimes, Guv. Man Bewbs (MAGAT-FL) Aviation Pro Feb 2023 #3

desantis' former district before he was governor. rubbersole Feb 2023 #4

They essentially pulled them permanently by holding them for review. lpbk2713 Feb 2023 #5

Next, will be book burning championed by DeSatan. Yep, following the Nazi guidelines. RKP5637 Feb 2023 #6

What? Books about how Dick and Jane overcame their White Privilege to became rich GOP donors? ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2023 #9

Mi llamo es Roberto Botany Feb 2023 #10

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #11

Boycott Florida PCIntern Feb 2023 #12