Celebrating athlete, civil rights activist, and social worker, Eroseanna Robinson, who famously refused to stand for the National Anthem at the 1959 Pan American Games...
They want us to pledge allegiance to a flag under a divided nation and some god because the one I pray to doesn’t tell me to be racist or a servant to pigskin folks. Kudos to her.
Forced integration will always be problematic. There are people who don't want anything to do with others who are not like them no matter what.
She should be widely recognized and commended for not representing her home country in competitions abroad. She knew that wasn't going to get her better treatment at home.
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They want us to pledge allegiance to a flag under a divided nation and some god because the one I pray to doesn’t tell me to be racist or a servant to pigskin folks. Kudos to her.
Thanks
Many of us have always stood up, fought, or lost lives over racism. They just don’t want us to know about it. Thank you, Snitch.
Forced integration will always be problematic. There are people who don't want anything to do with others who are not like them no matter what.
She should be widely recognized and commended for not representing her home country in competitions abroad. She knew that wasn't going to get her better treatment at home.
Bless her heart.
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