Dondre Green Crime

On April 17th, 1991 a high school senior named Dondre Green made national news. Most people would believe from this statement that Dondre did not commit any type of crime; he was a victim of bigotry. Dondre was not allowed to play in a golf tournament at Caldwell Parish Country Club because of a “whites only” rule. the golf club needs to move into the twenty-first century and eliminate the rule that dates back to the times of slavery.
Although slavery ended in the 1860’s, segregation continued but, was finally brought to an end by the Supreme Court approximately one hundred years later. The incident at the country club with Dondre Green took place in 1991 which is 30 years after segregation ended. Legally, the Caldwell Parish Country Club was wrong to not allow Dondre to participate in the tournament. By doing this, the ruling
Not supporting this young man in his efforts to demonstrate his talent was wrong. Fortunately, Dondre’s teammates understood what was happening and supported Dondre,”’The kind of love they showed me that day will conquer hatred every time”’(Davis 564).
Moreover, Caldwell Parish Country Club believes in their “whites only” rule. White and black people are not allowed to play golf together. The board members have upheld this rule and refuse to change it. Caldwell Parish Country Club has made many mistakes with racism. They are strongly against black people playing at the course and continue to elect members that are white.
Overall, Caldwell Parish Country Club need to recognize that they were legally as well as morally wrong by not letting Dondre play that day in 1991. This also showed hatred that is held for different color skin. The board needs to take out the “whites only” rule and let go of the past and welcome as well as promote the present and future. That is a society without racism and