Great grandson of a slave pushed to end ’Gator Bait’ cheer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — When Leonard Spearman heard the racist history of the phrase “Gator Bait” years ago, he was upset at its association with his alma mater, the University of Florida. He couldn’t shake the disturbing images and postcards of Black babies being used as alligator lures, even […]

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