Amen! 100%, don't protect the reality of the racist history of America for the sake of protecting white people's feelings by hiding the horrible things done to black people like Reggie Jackson. It's not righteous or moral.
💯I heard an interview Reggie did with Chris Russo during the pandemic when his documentary aired and Reggie was just as angry, not as raw, but you could hear the frustration in his voice recalling his days in Kansas City before the A’s moved to Oakland. I told my mother who is actually older than Reggie, that at his age he doesn’t care about sugarcoating anything he is too old to be diplomatic at this point. We both said, keep speaking your mind Reggie. She said you just get to a point where you just don’t care anymore.
@@ronsworld250 Exactly. At that age, what can they do to you. You've pretty much seen it and done it. Reggie is not worried about harming his " Brand" or ticking off corporate America. He just called it like he lived it. Much Respect to Mr.Jackson.
No... that is a contemporary and childilike mindset of not giving a f***. Reggie reminds us of our history because he DOES care and wants to remind us of how we're not that removed from a time when things weren't 'great' for minorities and immigrants. Many of us know that MAGA is code for romanticizing a time when minorities, immigrants, women, LGBT, and others "knew their place" and how we must resoundingly reject this Fascist movement that needs to go away and be placed on the scrapheap of history with the Nazi's and other Fascists.
Rough stuff man… props to Reggie. Also to Dan for talking about it on the show. History shouldn’t be forgotten or erased as if it never happened. Glad he also mentioned his white friends who helped him get him through also.
It was a beautiful presentation last night. Hearing Reggie talk about his experiences was stirring, and it's so important that he shared his story. It's important to both celebrate the pioneers of the Negro Leagues, and also to understand that in a just world, the Negro Leagues shouldn't had even been necessary.
Bingo long traveling all stars and motorcade is one of my favorite movies . It is a real since of negro league ball politics and segregation in that time. Peace and Reparations heals.
Watch Ken Burns' Baseball documentary about the Negro Leagues. They made the best of the situation and seemed to have a pretty good time, in an all-black community.
@@Hanover-ek4jy having all that anger & hatred pointed at him couldn't have been healthy, if nothing else his blood pressure would've been affected which is a big deal for diabetics. And that's not even talking about the mental toll it had to have taken on him. He probably had PTSD from all the mental trauma
Bro he had a heart attack that doctors linked to diabetes. I’m sure it wasn’t fun what he went through but unless he was eating cartoons of ice cream to cope with the stress then his early death was caused by poor diet and genetics. Stop the cap.
And nearly half of them served the country in the US military. Yea, they were the ambassadors. And Ernie Banks also was in the negro leagues as well as served during the Korean War .
I was so glad Reggie said what he said, live on air. It certainly gave a different and realistic perspective to what baseball, and society, was like during integration.
I’ve watched it 50 times. I tear up everytime. We are better than that. This country could be heaven if we just realized we all are the same. We have no reason to hate an entire race or religion.
No, the U.S. isn't better than that. It was founded on genocide and slavery and hasn't truly reckoned with either. Native Americans were 100% of the population here. Now, they're less than 3% and still fighting for what little land they have left. That 's what the pipeline and water wars are about. Those pipelines cross Native American land and threaten their, and others, water supply. Unfortunately, they're losing the fight. Black folk are murdered by the police, live in substandard housing with substandard schools, with terrible maternal and infant mortality rates and overall lower life expectancy. Have improvements been made? Clearly, but not enough and not quickly enough, and the progress was made in spite of.
You are oh so right. This just hit me I have PTSD from my school years during intergration. I have never gone back for any school events or reunions. I still hate everything about that school and those hateful kids that called us N every day
Appreciate you uplifting that moment, And Reggie pushing the Pause Button. By the way, it ain't just Alabama. Willie Mays experienced housing discrimination here in SF, Ca. too, just as my family did. He said this, "Down in Alabama where we come from, you know your place. But up here, it's all a lot of camouflage. They grin in your face and deceive you." (Willie Mays.The Life.The Legend. By James S. Hirsch p.278). Not talking about it doesn't help our kids think in ways to "create a more perfect Union” ✌🏾
Love what Reggie said and how Dan mentioned Jackie Robinson. My father served in WW2 and died in the 70’s. Years later my mother told me she saw him cry only twice. Once when he saw the movie “Patton” because he served under him and the other time was when he heard Jackie Robinson died. He thought Jackie was the bravest man he ever saw. And thats from someone who went through North Africa, Sicily and Belgium. It’s our history as americans and we should learn from it.
America has only been a country for 248 years, this treatment was happening to Reggie as early as 50 years ago. Majority of America's existence this has been normal behavior. Those numbers are crazy.
@@KeithChinmisterluh73yeah but it had been legal there since 1967 bc of the national bill that prevented states from imposing discriminatory laws like that. The law was a dead law that just sat on the books until someone had the bright idea to repeal it for media attention. There’s actually a law on the books in my state that says if you are going to drive a car into the city then you need to call city hall ahead of time so they know to get all the horses off the road.
This was spelled out in the book “ October 1964. David Halberstam even had a bleaker story about Curt Flood who at the time in the southern league was even more heartbreaking. The Cardinals were the first team to have everyone stay at one facility at spring training. Stan Musial made August Busch buy a motel. Musial played on the same high school team as Ken Griffey’s grandfather.
Reggie is the same age as my dad and I’m from Birmingham. As a kid, I grew up going to Barons games and luckily, it was different when I was a kid in the 80’s. At that time, whites were just as racist all over America, but this is about my hometown and I’m glad Reggie told his story about the animals my family members encountered.
@@BillBene67 America is bigoted. I’ve been all over this country and white supremacy is everywhere…..EVERYWHERE. At least in the south, people are upfront with their racist beliefs.
You can’t just expect people to forget the horrible experiences they had to live through. It happened and it can’t be and shouldn’t be covered up to hide the shame of those who were inflicting it on others. America was not great for everyone and not everyone wants to return to that time.
I don't care what people say Reggie is a class act He is the same age as my mom And those times aren't so far away Think this people black soldier's where sent to Vietnam to fight for a country that passed the Mason Dixon line they were hated, faced discrimination and lynching That's was what Reggie experienced and all playing for the major league baseball, and he had to be better than his white counterpart players and at doing that he even hated more because of his race Reggie, sir I salute you for keeping it real.. Our millennial cancel culture should know the hardship Reggie ended up with, and coming out to be the best.
Thank you Dan Patrick Show!!!! It was a conversation we needed!!!! Reggie Jackson was basically discussing childhood trauma... the trauma of racism. Important.
I posted something like this in another video. That’s the America they want back; If you don’t know that’s what MAGA really means you’re not paying attention
I understand your sentiment; however, I view that term as meaning make America great again economically, militarily, and in world leadership, areas in which we've been going downhill for the last 20-30 years. And that's happened on the watch of presidents from both parties.
So you don’t think that American wasn’t better as whole when we had strong industry, affordable housing, strong nuclear families, and didn’t have gigantic homeless encampments in every major city. When he says that statement, He lost afterwards how he plans on doing it and not one of them is “bring back segregation and open racism,” thats such a BS reach to make it all about this.
Yeah, it was beyond strange that Big Papi and Jeter laughed when Reggie said "I'd have been hanging from an oak tree." Do they not understand the history behind that remark?
It was a nervous laugh, because they didn’t know what to do….An elder that they revere and respect was showing his vulnerability and trauma that he sustained due to racism…..they didn’t know what to say or do….so they nervously laughed….BUT They definitely understand the history behind the remark….
@akaBrilliant26 A Stockholm syndrome Token wouldn't. Our misery is laughter to those who hate and self-hatred individuals. I see tokenism not insecurity.
Many do not understand the pain. The stories are passed down and so are the pains. Many pass down generational wealth while others pass down generational pain however it’s not to make you a victim it’s to help you overcome and keep moving forward.
Go read “October 1964” by David Halberstam. It details the treatment of Curt Flood in the Southern league. Halberstam is a famous political author who wrote 5 sports books. Most consider his basketball book” Breaks of the game” to be the greatest basketball book ever written. You will not be able to put his books down. The companion book to “ October 1964” is Summer of ‘49. He also wrote a book on MJ and Arthur Ashe.
It's like that old Chris Rock joke, "They didn't go through that "I couldn't get a cab" s***. They WAS the cab." Like Colin Kaepernick, Reggie forced Amerikkka to do what it hates: look itself in the mirror and face itself.
It wasn't a nervous laugh. There was nothing to be nervous about quite frankly. They all had that laugh; Rodriguez, Jeter, Ortiz all understood the final punctuation of the moment. Even though David Ortiz was not born in America he still had a grasp of the moment. It was younger men having an honest moment of recognition, pride, understanding and levity in what Mr. Jackson said of fighting back. Retaliation and vengeance for those old timers was something they set aside, but they weren't fools or weak men for making the choice. The understood the mission and they acted accordingly. Jeter and company get those conversations behind closed doors, but Mr. Jackson having that conversation in front of cameras was also great for them to see. Seeing the older man take it there and go in will get a younger man fired up a little. Hence the playfulness at the end of the clip. They saw Mr. Jackson in the moment.
what is sad is tuff like that still happens today. in some places t is overt and others subtle. i went to a restaurant recently with my daughter. asked how long the wait was, 15 mins. after 15 mins, then 20, then half hour, i saw white couples and families who came in after us get seated. i thought maybe they had reservations. then i heard one asked "how long is the waiting time?" they got seated before us. for a certain segment of the population, this is the history they ignore and try to erase.
@stingrey1571. I would refuse to be seated before you, give management a piece of my mind and invite you to join me at the table, just not at that establishment. Do tell, what was restaurant name unless it would cause further harm.
I thank Reggie for what he disclosed and it's really important that what happened to him was not ancient history. I remember when he left the A's and became a Yank. During the Son of Sam scare, people were pointing the finger at him just because he wore the #44 and that coincided with the killer using a .44 caliber pistol in the murders. Mr October gave his all for NY and this is how you treat him?
So I’m sitting on the couch watching the presentation…. I shook my head while watchin Reggie Jackson speak about his past experiences because it was so awful. My girlfriend thought I was shaking my head about something that had to do with her?!? And lost it on me. Then Reggie dropped a few N bombs and she started paying attention. If Reggie can stop a crazy girlfriend in the middle of some outlandish arguement…you know it is powerful.
Nothing has really changed in the south, I took my aging father to South Carolina where he grew up for a family event. Yes you could go where you wanted but if you went to the wrong place you got the stares and the icy treatment. everyone just knows where to go now and legally you have rights, but its self segregated and still hostile place
It’s different than them burning crosses in your front yard and lynching you for whistling at a white woman. I’m not saying it’s ok or good. It still bad. However, saying nothings changed is minimizing the pain and the struggles that generation went through just to get it to the point that you don’t have to know fear like that in public.
Big Papai wasn’t the only one who laughed. Rodriguez, Jeter, and Mr. Jackson all laughed. I think it was a nervous laughter due to the gravity of the conversation. I don’t think the announcer guy laughed. He closed the interview with very solemn words for Mr. Jackson. All and all, it was an important discussion to have and I’m glad it is going viral. The way Mr. Jackson was treated, the only reason he showed up to that tribute was because of Willie Mays and his respect for him. Otherwise he probably wouldn’t have gone and considering what he went through there, no one could blame him.
Yea, and it was that PTSD that killed Jackie as he lived only to be 53 years old. A man that served in the army and played four sports in college, played in the negro leagues and major leagues. He was active and ate well. It killed him for what he went through. He had no outlet. One of the most important sports figures in history.
Of course, it took a toll on Jackie. He was the trailblazer. Had to always be in control, be perfect. Had to be above it all, while ignoring the most foul taunting, insults, and outright threats. He died at 52, from complications of diabetes. Even though he was probably in better physical condition than 90% of the population, the stress, mental and emotional toll on him certainly shortened his life span. I'm not a doctor, but I'll turn 70 yrs. old this year. Always enjoyed watching Reggie play, and he certainly had his own swagger on the diamond. I've never been prouder of him than after i heard his remarks last night. Not that I had the same sort of experiences growing up in Texas, but a handful did leave an impression on me. It does stay with you long after you've moved on. I do know that my parents had some of that nature. Reggie overcame those events to become the legendary player and man we heard from last night. We all need to be more frank with one another, if we are to rise above some of the mistakes of the past!
My mother lived through this, she couldn’t go into a Mc Donald’s and get a cheeseburger, she was a majorette in college and the bus would stop for gas and they would tell the kids do not get off of the bus.
that fact victims and perpetrators are still alive . how can racism be gone and over . the ones did to us . taught their kids . and so on thats the reality .. nobody wanna talk about .. make america great again. is shining example . who was it great for no my people ..
You do not censor Reggie Jackson when hes talking about racism. Bad form on everyone who did that for this clip. That word is necessary from that mouth so people can understand what it really means. Maybe people wont use it as the punchline to jokes as is now thrle standard
THANK YOU TO MR. WILLIE MAYS, JACKIE ROBINSON, REGGIE JACKSON & every NEGRO LEAGUE PLAYER that PERSEVERED & KNOCKED DOWN DOORS, so MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE can ENJOY, THIS GREAT GAME & COUNTRY. We are SO BLESSED to have had these GREAT PEOPLE, clear the path. WE ARE A BETTER COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THEM. Mr. Reggie Jackson just hit another HOME RUN. This time, for, MAN KIND.
Dan didn’t bleep. He’s playing the clip as FOX posted it Find the clip and listen to the entire clip as a whole it’s more powerful than just this portion
Just sayin All the clips I have seen, the first two times Reggie describes instance of what was said to him it was bleeped, the third time he used the N word unbleeped I assumed that’s how FOX sent it out/posted Overall very powerful emotional description of events he experienced both negative (racism) and positive (those who had his back) I appreciate Regggie relating his experiences as well Dan Patrick and all the others I have seen engage in a thoughtful & tough discussion.
My genetic make up is Afikan indigenous American indian and irish When i was 9 years old i asked my mom questions about slavery and racism in our country and she said no matter what i learned never forget about all the good white people that changed their learned thinking and put their lives on the line for change 🤜 👑
Everybody keeps talking about this decades, decades thing that’s only 10 years I’m 55 which means that this happened in my lifetime and I know what Reggie Jackson is talking about and I’ve been called the N-word with the hard R many times so it’s like this is not something from 1867 or from the 30s or 40s this is 1967 that’s only 56 years ago😢
Reggie was from Philadelphia, so his brief playing time in Birmingham (he spent part of one season there), was probably a shock to him, as he wasn't used to segregation, which was still going on there at the time.
People really need to learn more about Larry Doby. He was just as important as Jackie was on the AL side. He actually played Pro ball before Jackie did, albeit minor leagues. He was only a few months behind to the big show.
All the media talking about this like they didn't know. They knew it and some of that foolishness is still present today. Reggie didn't candy coat it and didn't fall to the network plan. Big Pape had no business being there as he ready sounded Stupid
Dear White people for those of you who have the courage to listen to what Reggie Jackson had to say I deeply appreciate you! Allow people to tell their own stories. We can move forward together! We all need to face the fact that there are some we have to leave behind because that the way they want it! Let's grow and do better!
I believe Reggie Jackson. So glad he didn’t candy coat his experiences in Alabama and in many other states he played in! And the time period was in the 1970’s and 1980’s……so recent…..that’s outrageous!! Shameful.
Image the level of trama from the CHILDREN who were FORCED to integrate with these hostile people. Im still traumatized from being spit on at my integrated High School.
Where I give Reg so much credit, noway could he have anticipated he'd be received positively, for the most part. And if you haven't seen them, find those ESPN 30 for 30/Documentaries on him, Yankees/Dodgers,...they're excellent.
