Segregationist Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

[LeaningCy]

Darrell K Royal's thoughts on integrating college sports in newly discovered memo (see #3 below).

I'm surprised Disney wants to associate with a program that named its stadium after a segregationist.

Makes me even prouder we play in Jack Trice Stadium.

 

[Cyched]

I’m okay with some bad publicity for UT

 

[cyIclSoneU]

Texas belongs in the SEC after all.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

We couldn’t be more opposite. Not that our history is squeaky clean but cmon. GW Carver, Jack Trice, why wouldn’t young students of all races want to be a part of our legacy.

 

[Cyched]

The double whammy is that they recently had that dispute over “The Eyes of Texas” on top of this.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

And this is news/surprise how? That's 1959. Heck Governor George Wallace of Alabama stood AGAINST desegregation in front of public school doors in 1963.

 

[AllInForISU]

Darrell K Royal's thoughts on integrating college sports in newly discovered memo (see #3 below).

I'm surprised Disney wants to associate with a program that named its stadium after a segregationist.

Makes me even prouder we play in Jack Trice Stadium.

Shocker, white southern man in the 50s supported segregation. if you go back into any schools history you will find things that aren’t great.

 

[CycloneErik]

We couldn’t be more opposite. Not that our history is squeaky clean but cmon. GW Carver, Jack Trice, why wouldn’t young students of all races want to be a part of our legacy.

Ask African-American students about their experiences in Ames and Iowa State. It's not usually a very positive experience.

 

[Cyballzz]

Darrell K Royal's thoughts on integrating college sports in newly discovered memo (see #3 below).

I'm surprised Disney wants to associate with a program that named its stadium after a segregationist.

Makes me even prouder we play in Jack Trice Stadium.

Man that track coach got cooked; "yeah we couldn't get ahold of him but he totally hates the same people we do."

 

[cyhiphopp]

Darrell K Royal's thoughts on integrating college sports in newly discovered memo (see #3 below).

I'm surprised Disney wants to associate with a program that named its stadium after a segregationist.

Makes me even prouder we play in Jack Trice Stadium.

Jack Trice played for ISU in 1923, 36 years before this letter was written.

The South is just the worst.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Unfortunately, if you dig back 60+ years into many things, you'll likely uncover a lot of ugliness and intolerance. It's ok to acknowledge it happened, but it's more important to move forward and learn from mistakes.

I don't have a good answer on where to draw the line in this country's history when it comes to paying tribute to historical figures despite some of their actions, but renaming a stadium seems like a pretty small step. It looks like it's only been named after Darrell K Royal since 1996. Changing it back to Texas Memorial makes sense.

 

[jsb]

And this is news/surprise how? That's 1959. Heck Governor George Wallace of Alabama stood AGAINST desegregation in front of public school doors in 1963.

not a surprise but maybe we they should consider changing the stadium name.

 

[cyhiphopp]

Ask African-American students about their experiences in Ames and Iowa State. It's not usually a very positive experience.

But decidedly more positive than the conditions in 1959 I would imagine.

 

[Jer]

Ask African-American students about their experiences in the United States. It's not usually a very positive experience.

FIFY

 

[CycloneErik]

But decidedly more positive than the conditions in 1959 I would imagine.

That's pretty optimistic.

 

[CycloneErik]

FIFY

True, but that's not a fix since I replied specifically to something about ISU.

 

[Cyclonefan710]

That's pretty optimistic.

LOL

 

[JohnnyFive]

Shocker, white southern man in the 50s supported segregation. if you go back into any schools history you will find things that aren’t great.

Or if it’s Iowa, go back anywhere in the past 22 years.

 

[MartyFine]

Unfortunately, if you dig back 60+ years into many things, you'll likely uncover a lot of ugliness and intolerance. It's ok to acknowledge it happened, but it's more important to move forward and learn from mistakes.

I don't have a good answer on where to draw the line in this country's history when it comes to paying tribute to historical figures despite some of their actions, but renaming a stadium seems like a pretty small step. It looks like it's only been named after Darrell K Royal since 1996. Changing it back to Texas Memorial makes sense.

Nobody had to "dig" for this document. It is right there in the UT library.

 

[surly]

People pound their chests today at those nasty segregationists. But in reality, it was part of most families, certainly mine growing up in Sioux City and spending lots of time on the uncles' farms and at the aunts' picnics around northwest Iowa.

It was different then. We were a country of slaves not long before these people were born. It took time to come to our senses as a country and that started in earnest when I was at Bishop Heelan. Everything should be understood, not accepted, but understood in the context of the times.

You wear Jack Trice's logo with pride. But it wasn't that long ago, guys.