Have any of our major sports leagues gone out of business, NFL, MLB, NBA? No and they are in no danger of doing so now.
 I'm in my 60's and know all about dixiecrats. Do you think Strom Thurman or George Wallace would be a democrat today? Hard work has nothing to do with standing during the national anthem.
  Now I'm not quite sure why your little short history lesson, but has nothing to do with whats going on. 
  America has come a long way with race, but I lived in Alabama for awhile in the 70's. Yes most of the US history shows that we are a racist country, is it getting better? Well it was, I'm not so sure now