This week Dallas Cowboys Owner, Jerry Jones is in the wrong kind of news stories, ones that remind people of how bad he was, with the black community when he was young with a 1957 photo of him at the Arkansas North Little Rock High School viral
A picture that can be found online shows that the owner of the Dallas Cowboys was one of many white kids in 1957 who tried to stop black students from getting into their high school.
Jerry Jones Photo From 1957 Shows Him And White Boys Stopping Black Students From Entering Arkansas North Little Rock High School
The Washington Post published the photo to show that Jones was with other white Arkansas North Little Rock High School students. Who seemed to be trying to stop African-American teens from getting into the school.
Wow, so Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was one of the bullies trying to stop his Black classmates from desegregating Central High in Little Rock in 1957. https://t.co/IZm9DuTUhM pic.twitter.com/G4o7H2G9qp
— Joshua Clark Davis (@JoshClarkDavis) November 23, 2022
“Wow, so Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was one of the bullies who tried to stop his black classmates from desegregating Central High in Little Rock in 1957.”
This picture was attached to a column from The Washington Post that said, “Jerry Jones helped change the NFL, except when it came to race.”
Jones is not at the front of the group. Instead, he is behind a group of students who look older. The 80-year-old billionaire said that in the picture, he looked “like a little jerk.”
Jerry Jones Talks To Washington Post To Clarify His Position Over The Viral Photo
He said that he doesn’t think he or anyone else knew what happened. Or had any idea what was going to happen. When asked why he was there, Jones told the Washington Post that It was more of a curiosity. Details about where he was and how he got there seem to be at odds with what he said he wanted to do.
The article also asked why Jerry Jones hasn’t hired a Black head coach for the Cowboys. Even though the picture was taken about 60 years ago. It’s clear that Jones could change his ideas and beliefs from what they were at the time. Still, it is surprising that someone who did something so racist back then is now the owner of an NFL team with a lot of Black players.
Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys in 1989. Since then, he has turned the NFL team into not only one of the biggest in the league. But also one of the most valuable in all of sports.
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