- I started reading "The Minority Quarterback" article. In this article, I found that Marcus Jacoby had never even seen the "other" side of the city before attempting to enter into Southern University. I found this to be very interesting. It reminded me of some cousin's of mine in Louisiana that live in a black neighborhood but have hardly traveled outside of them to do things with other people. It is sad that some people like to be totally surrounded by people of the same race all the time.
2. A memorable detail example from this article was when Jacoby found out that he would get a full-ride scholarship as a quaterback to Southern but that he would be the first white person to be a quarterback in the 76-year history of the black Southwestern Athletic Conference.
3. One interesting story that the reporter included was how Jacoby was being hit late so often and roughly in the first game they lost, that he had to be hospitalized.
4. In my eyes, the reporter did a great job portraying information about how a white kid from Baton Rouge being a quarterback at Southern University could be a minority. The reporter included several anecdotes, quotes and details to support this case. Overall, this article makes me feel for Jacoby and his situation of being singled out on field by his teammates and other players from opposing teams. That is a problem that no one should have to face but some people still do to this day.
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