Civil rights advocates are calling for a boycott of the San Francisco Giants following the revelation that one of the team's owners recently donated to the re-election campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi.
Billionaire Charles Johnson and his wife donated $5,400 to the incumbent Republican, who who faces a runoff election Tuesday. Hyde-Smith joked at a campaign rally this month about sitting on the front row of a public hanging.
In a statement issued Monday, Oakland attorney John Burris called for fans not to attend Giants games "as long as Charles Johnson is associated with the team."
Among the Giants ownership group, Johnson is one of the largest stakeholders.
“This is an issue that’s far greater than supporting a baseball team,” Burris said. “(It’s) where the owner’s values are totally inconsistent of this entire community and contemporary modern views of the social order.”
The team issued a statement Monday saying it does not condone "racist and hateful language and behavior by anyone" and touting its many community outreach efforts.
However, the release also noted the Giants "have more than 30 owners" who "come from different backgrounds and have their own political views."
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