Word: racisms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most notable incidents of alleged racism occurred in 1994 when Inati Ntshanga '95 claimed he was arrested by HUPD officers because he had accused the department of racial harassment...
...Marlboro Cup, a leading stakes race that folded in 1987. DIED. CHAIM HERZOG, 78, urbane, articulate former President of Israel and exemplar of the nation's soldier-statesman tradition; in Tel Aviv. As U.N. ambassador in 1975, Herzog during debate defiantly tore up the infamous resolution equating Zionism with racism. (Years later, it was repealed.) As President, the ex-general worked to broker rifts in coalition Cabinets, isolate some extremists and push for voting reforms. DIED. GERALD PIAGET, 79, style-conscious co-founder of the family watchmaking firm famed for its ultraslim, ultraexpensive timepieces for women; in Areuse, Switzerland...
Daley said the group is trying to get broad support for its cause. "We want to present a united front, to pull all diverse forces together to work against racism," he said...
However, people consistently over-look how he shattered the myth that the South had a monopoly on racism. The North prided itself in being more tolerant than the South. Yet when Robinson entered the field, he was incessantly mocked and jeered in the North where all of the major league teams were located. Pitchers threw inside to intimidate him; fans released black cats onto the field; opposing players repeatedly attempted to spike him, once causing a seven-inch gash on Robinson's leg. Moreover, countless teams tried organizing boycotts to prevent Robinson from playing on their fields...
What Reagan neglected to mention was that in 1947, segregation, racism, and racial animosity was the "American way of life." Although today things have obviously improved on the field, baseball's management is still reflective of that "American way of life" that Reagan referred to. With people like Campanis (Robinson's former teammate and personal friend) in baseball's hierarchy still professing the genetic incapacity for African-Americans to be general managers, commissioners and coaches, baseball has not truly learned from Jackie Robinson's courage, sacrifice and legacy. I pray that baseball can take this special season and build...