Segregationist Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
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It very well may be a white-washing of history, but this part makes me think there'd be enough of an argument of a redemption arc for Royal for UT to keep his name on the stadium.
To be fair, Sioux County is still stuck in the 60's.
Yeah I think Royal's mind changed, which is a great thing. That actually should be celebrated, and in looking back we should be grateful that things have changed.
I listen to Tim Keller, who is a pretty famous pastor, who had one of my favorite lines of all time. "You deeply believe something that your grandchildren will be embarrassed you thought. You just don't know what it is yet." I"m paraphrasing him it's been years since I heard that one.
I listen to Tim Keller, who is a pretty famous pastor, who had one of my favorite lines of all time. "You deeply believe something that your grandchildren will be embarrassed you thought. You just don't know what it is yet." I"m paraphrasing him it's been years since I heard that one.
Sioux City is in Woodbury County. But I understand your need to close on a minor point.
I dated one of your cheerleaders back in the day.
She later broke my heart.
Nothing personal, but I hate you now.
To those comparing Iowa to Texas or the southeast, I can tell you've never lived in the deep south.
Well, I dated one as well, Judy. Cute. Smart. Northside girl. But the same outcome. She married the coach's son who went on to Minnesota on a track scholarship. But I never held that against my alma mater.
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I have never lived in the deep South. I have seen pictures from the twenties and thirties of large groups of the Klan on church and public property In the town I grew up in.
The biggest difference is that back then, it was everywhere down south. Up here.....not so much. My mother in laws parents grew up in a mining town here in Iowa where everyone got along. Read about Buxton, Iowa. And there were many more examples like that all across Iowa. That would have never flied down south back then............anywhere!
Royal's problem seems to be centered more around the behavior of racist white student athletes and the perceived problem it would create for recruiting. His biggest concern appears to be not requiring the rest of the conference go along with it. Or taken to it's core, winning.
While it's easy to say that he should have done more to promote equality back in the day and label him a racist, it's also important to understand the context of the era and all the other moving pieces...both bad as well as good. I promise you there isn't a single person who visits this site who doesn't have a relative that acted in a similar manner (if not far worse) in the 1950s.
While it's easy to say that he should have done more to promote equality back in the day and label him a racist, it's also important to understand the context of the era and all the other moving pieces...both bad as well as good. I promise you there isn't a single person who visits this site who doesn't have a relative that acted in a similar manner (if not far worse) in the 1950s.
It's a matter of timeframes regarding the level change/progress made in the various parts of the country. If we are talking 1959 (which the OP is) or even today, there is no comparison between Iowa and the deep south.
Regarding the KKK, they were still holding a rally in the park two blocks from my place in the SEC town I lived in. 1980s, and I didn't need pictures.
Meh I’m not going to crucify an old white guy who had racist views in the late 50’s. Trying to apply our standards to past is always problematic. Hell my great grandmother was the sweetest person I ever knew and I’m sure being from Arkansas she had some views that were definitely racist because she didn’t know any different. That doesn’t necessarily make them a bad person just a product of the era.
I’m familiar with the Buxton story. Interesting integrated community with significant participation of African Americans in high profile occupations. That said what did it last maybe thirty years and to my knowledge never duplicated again in Iowa.
The town didn't die because everyone started hating each other.
True. It lasted as long as it did because the owner of the mine that paid the communities wages encouraged and nurtured the entire community. When the mines played out it was over.
