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Zambero

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3. Hank Aaron knows about this first hand

Reply to one_voice (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 07:40 PM

Apr 2014

He was one of the first black players to make it into the big leagues, and played opposite Jackie Robinson. There was a fair amount of bigotry back then, and unfortunately the darker aspects of human nature do not change that much. And vehement hatred is often the fallback when being called out for projecting the impact of one's failings onto another.

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Baseball Great Hank Aaron Flooded With Racist Hate Mail After Defending Obama [View all] one_voice Apr 2014 OP

Thereby proving his point. nt alsame Apr 2014 #1

EGGSactly randys1 Apr 2014 #2

they just can't help themselves.. frylock Apr 2014 #4

Hank Aaron knows about this first hand Zambero Apr 2014 #3