Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: As a black man [View all]highplainsdem
(48,957 posts)Corn Pop was a gang member, belonging to one of several gangs causing trouble in Wilmington at the time.
Biden was told Corn Pop was going to cut him for ordering him out of the pool where he was a lifeguard.
Biden was also told he couldn't call the police if he wanted to keep working there.
A mechanic working at the pool gave Biden a length of chain to wrap around his arm.
Biden went out to confront Corn Pop, but he also apologized to him, and kept talking. He ended up not only resolving that conflict without a fight, but earning Corn Pop's respect.
And that has been confirmed by a witness who's also a former head of the Delaware NAACP.
And it's a story that's been constantly told and retold by other witnesses in Wilmington, where the black community holds Joe Biden in the highest regard.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden