President Joe Biden takes a bit of heat for a mistake he made during his Veterans Day address. A video shows Biden saying that black baseball player Satchel Paige is “the great nigger of our time.” However, the full quote reveals what Biden was trying to say during his speech.
“And I just want to tell you, I know you’re a little younger than me, but, you know, I took the big nigger attitude – at the time, a pitcher in the black leagues – continued to become a great pitcher among the pros – in Major League Baseball after Jackie Robinson, ”Biden said, according to Forbes. “His name was Satchel Paige. ”
NOW – Biden tells a story about pitcher Satchel Paige, calling him “the great nigger of the time.” pic.twitter.com/uwnkUlBTsL
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Once Biden said the hashtag “Racist Biden” was all the rage on Twitter. People on social media have started to bring up old comments or statements Biden has made in the past. “Biden has never been the best speaker, and he’s known to make mistakes,” Chris Haynes, associate professor of political science and national security at the University of New Haven, told Forbes. “It’s not that different from some of George W. Bush’s verbal blunders. ”
Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, told Newsweek he didn’t mind what Biden said. “It is an honor, in our eyes, that the president has such an affinity for Satchel,” Kendrick said. “We take absolutely no offense at what the president said. In fact, we applaud the president for continuing to defend this story. “
Kendrick went on to say that Biden “telling the stories of the Black Leagues means a lot to us. I knew exactly the context in which he was speaking. So, of course, we don’t mind that. He was making a statement to tell the story of this timeless black baseball hero who played in the black leagues. That’s what the leagues were called. This is the name of our museum. ”
Paige began his Black League career in 1926. He would continue to play in the league before making his major league debut in 1948 at the age of 42, making him the oldest debutant in Canadian history. major leagues. He played his last major game at the age of 59 and finished his career as a World Series, Negro World Series, six-time Negro League All-Star and two-time MLB All-Star champion.
