The similarity between the situation in 1968 when Freddy Summers broke the WF football color barrier, and today with football players openly supporting the BLM movement is the reflexive response of a segment of fans/alums who: a) vow to never give another dime to the school or the football program; b) refuse to follow the Deacs after years/decades of claimed loyalty. Same reaction to an evolving social/political phenomenon in both 1968 and 2020.
Well, that and insisting on living on the wrong side of history.
Sorry to disappoint, but we live an age when many people (athletes in particular) who have a public voice because they play in a high-profile arena elect to use to point out social ills. Those who think that athletes should simply shut up and play the game are on the wrong side of history; so, either accept that athletes will now elect to use their platform to support causes that not everyone agrees with or find something else to do. Acting like we should return to the good old days when athletes were just happy to play the sport is over, just like in 1968, it was over for those that enjoyed attending a football games with just white boys out there.
A clarification - Fast Freddie didn't break the WF football color barrier. There were several black players already on our team when Freddie transferred in. The barrier Freddie broke was being "the first African-American quarterback to start for a major Southern university. That was five seasons ahead of any SEC school." https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article168280867.html
'67-'68 was my freshman year. While I have no doubt there were some, perhaps many, alumni who hated the integration of sports at Wake, by 1967 the student body certainly seemed supportive (then again, I didn't hang out with any KA's). BTW, in 1968 Freddie led us to a 27-14 lead over 5th ranked Purdue before the Boilermakers came back to win 28-27.