Sunday, July 04, 2010

Tragic moments in Pottahawk history #5

It was a sad day back in July of 1951, when organizers of Pottahawk opened up the event for the first time to those willing to sponsor.

The move proved to be disastrous as the KKK stepped in and were the first to pony up the money, going as far as to guarantee a small carnival would be set up on the island for all those to enjoy. When word got out an all-out boycott led a Pottahawk that was attended by only a few hundred white hooded individuals.

The following year, both Coke and Goodyear were turned down in fear of further retribution.

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