I’m watching and reading the remembrances of Hank Aaron, and I wanted to add my thoughts to the Twitterverse. I was 8 yea old & Hank Aaron was my 1st sports hero. He was the 1st I followed 1/3...

I’m a white boy from Georgia. I had family in the Klan, ancestors who fought for the South in the Civil War, but I loved watching Aaron play and was amazed. How did this affect me? What was Aaron’s impact on this white boy? He made me human 2/3...

I didn’t understand the hate towards black ppl. I had black friends at @HES_HCS. I experienced bomb threats for school desegregation. Aaron inspired me. He made me wonder why ppl hate ppl for no other reason than skin color. That made a difference in me. 3/3

I should note, the bomb threat I mentioned was in the 1st grade, 1971. I remember the school evacuating. I thought it was a fire drill, but a memory I will always have of that day was seeing the school secretary crying nearby. Later told it was a bomb threat.