Baha’i was a ‘Junior Jim Crow Killer’
Alright, so I have no idea what all this football-y stuff means, but I just couldn’t pass up a quote like this (the story is talking about how William Smith, one of the first African-American football players at Clemson University in the US, was treated back in 1964):
A native of nearby Greenville, Smith could not wait to return home to play at Death Valley. But as a member of Baha’i Faith, Smith says he was seen embracing fellow members of the religion, black and white, before the game. That incensed his coaches, already fearful of racial tension, who made him stop and didn’t let him play in the game.
“It was a very disappointing time,” Smith said.
Anyway, I thought it was interesting.