Comments on Racism by Hank Aaron Lyrics
To remind myself that we are not that far removed from when I was chasing the record. If you think that, you are fooling yourself. A lot of things have happened in this country, but we have so far to go. There's not a whole lot that has changed.
We can talk about baseball. Talk about politics. Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in the mud from all of the Republicans with the way he's treated. We have moved in the right direction, and there have been improvements, but we still have a long ways to go.
The bigger difference is back then they had hoods. Now they have neckties and starched shirts.
When I first started playing, you had a lot of black players in the major leagues. Now, you don't have any (7.8%). So what progress have we made? You try to understand, but we're going backward.
We can talk about baseball. Talk about politics. Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in the mud from all of the Republicans with the way he's treated. We have moved in the right direction, and there have been improvements, but we still have a long ways to go.
The bigger difference is back then they had hoods. Now they have neckties and starched shirts.
When I first started playing, you had a lot of black players in the major leagues. Now, you don't have any (7.8%). So what progress have we made? You try to understand, but we're going backward.