African-American Trustee flap spills over to Gamecock Gridiron

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Black lawmakers are urging black football
recruits to reconsider playing for the University of South Carolina
because the school may lose its lone African-American trustee.
Top black state legislators told The Associated Press on
Wednesday that members of the black community were calling
recruits. Black caucus chairman Rep. David Weeks said recruits
should know some people in the state want blacks to play sports but
not serve as trustees.
The flap involves a black lawyer whose election next month by
the Legislature is in doubt.
Weeks and other lawmakers would not say who is making the calls.
The AP could not immediately confirm whether any recruits had been
contacted.
A university athletics spokesman said he was not aware of the
calls.

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