Model Forum / General / Models / January 2009

Definitely not proud of my state's past history of racial segregation,
but the Sugar Bowl apparently was officially integrated in 1956 when
Bobby Grier, a black student, played for Pitt against Georgia Tech:  
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05280/584401.stm.  This happened at a
time before I was born, so please don't assume I am defending that
system.  (Remember that the MLB and NFL had only begun racial
integration less than 10 years prior.) Just setting straight that this
is well in the past. I'm a little touchy about people assuming my state
is still fighting the Civil War. Thankfully, there have been a lot of
positive changes since the 1950's.  Official governmentally sanctioned
Jim Crow racism in the South is long dead.  Sadly however, in too many
ways racism still exists overtly and covertly in the U. S., North and
South, and much still needs to be done.

Back on topic, I don't have much interest in the Super Bowl this week
except that the Steelers have Michael Adams and Ike Taylor, a pair of
players from my alma mater, the University of Louisiana, whom I'll be
pulling for to make some big plays. Even so, I'll probably be found in
my model room Sunday.