tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post2006581269478397584..comments2024-03-27T19:12:49.609-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: Jackie RobinsonJustine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-64510788179931214652017-04-17T14:59:32.368-07:002017-04-17T14:59:32.368-07:00MT--I wasn't around when Jackie Robinson playe...MT--I wasn't around when Jackie Robinson played. But I've heard and read a lot about him. I saw Willie Mays late in his career, and he became one of my baseball heroes as well. <br /><br />Leo--Perhaps a law of physics applies to what you've said: For every reaction, there is a reaction. The KKK was formed during the Reconstruction in the South and saw a revival during the Civil Rights movement.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-89315346134403051942017-04-17T09:00:06.910-07:002017-04-17T09:00:06.910-07:00This anniversary is most poignant and piercing now...This anniversary is most poignant and piercing now. We have long seen the events of '47 you speak of as the beginning of a long narrative. It continues with the civil rights movement and on up to the inauguration of a black president. People spoke of "post racist America" eight years ago. <br /><br />But all through the Obama years I sensed the growth of a new and revitalized racism. Maybe he became president at a point too early in the saga of racism in America. The reaction against PC speech means simply that 30-40% of the population want the freedom to use that word that rhymes with "bigger". And the implications of that are horrible. There are people in power who would set many clocks back over a half a century.<br /><br />LeoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-86915399326321034922017-04-17T07:54:14.330-07:002017-04-17T07:54:14.330-07:00Wow. I had never heard the intriguing claim about ...Wow. I had never heard the intriguing claim about Babe Ruth being black, or perhaps of mixed race. These days, a DNA test could easily confirm the veracity of that claim, assuming there's a swatch of his hair someplace, or perhaps he still has living heirs. Yes, Jackie Robinson was obviously one of the most significant professional athletes in history. I was born too late to see him play on TV, but Willie Mays, Elston Howard and Satchel Paige were among my early baseball heroes.MT cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451590809473759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-65486498301568379892017-04-17T07:52:35.543-07:002017-04-17T07:52:35.543-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.MT cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451590809473759574noreply@blogger.com