Greenwood Blacks Outraged at White Councilman Referring to Black Senator as ‘Ole Nigger’

F. Finley McRae, BlackAmericaWeb.com

- Blacks in the small, Mississippi Delta city of Greenwood are seething over a white city councilman’s e-mail that referred to a black political leader, who is highly respected statewide, as an “ole nigger.”

For many blacks, the e-mail, containing an illogical message about council president David Jordan, 74, who also holds a state senate seat, is a reminder that the vaunted “New South,” romanticized by pundits nationwide, may well be a distant dream and perhaps even a myth.

Click here for more…