One of the most respected civil rights activists in the country has joined a growing number of people who have vowed to publicly boycott the San Francisco Giants.
Dr. Harry Edwards announced Sunday he is calling for a “total boycott” of the Giants after public election filings revealed one of the team’s owners, Charles B. Johnson, donated the maximum $2,700 to the campaign of Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican U.S. Senator from Mississippi who has expressed racist sentiments.
Edwards tweeted that he will boycott all Giants games, community events and other activities “until its owner explains his financial support for segregationist advocates of public hangings and ‘monkey’ comments.