`HACKSAW' QUITS AMID RACISM CHARGES.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth Lee Hamilton quit as the radio play-by-play voice of the Minnesota Vikings in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. investigation into accusations of derogatory de·rog·a·to·ry adj. 1. Disparaging; belittling: a derogatory comment. 2. Tending to detract or diminish. comments he made about African- Americans during his 15-year career as a sports-talk-show host. ``People who know Lee Hamilton know I'm not racist,'' Hamilton said on his XTRA-AM (690) afternoon drive-time show Wednesday when he informed listeners of his decision. ``Hacksaw'' Hamilton, the radio voice of USC football USC football refers to either of two NCAA Division I-A college football programs:
weeks ago accused me of being racist on six occasions. Two were found to be false and two I already apologized for.'' He did not mention the validity of the two remaining allegations. The Minneapolis Star Tribune For the Wyoming newspaper, see . The Star Tribune (also Star trib or Strib, as it is often referred to) is the largest newspaper in the U.S. reported that Hamilton's resignation came Tuesday night after NAACP members met with the Vikings but did not demand his removal. |
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