Barry Bonds Chasing History or Hank Aaron Listening to His Story?

I have been previously criticized for my stance on defending MLB superstar Barry Bonds in his chase for the all time home run record held by Hank Aaron. This has nothing to do with my personal opinion of Bonds (which is low) but my love of the sport and my refusal to play the all American blame-game. Many of the fans, writers and players who attack Bonds' status and credibility often make an unfair comparison to the man whose record he is about to break. This is a last ditch effort to assuage the inherited guilt of racism and the "sins of the father" most notably segregation. Henry Louis Aaron was born on February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. No one currently under the age of 40 can even imagine the adverse conditions he had to endure as a young black man to play the game that he loved so dearly. In High school, he was such a proficient baseball player he signed a contract with a Negro League team called the Mobile Black Bears for $3 per game. Aaron later led another NLB team the Indianapolis Clowns to the Negro League World Series. On June 14, 1952, the Boston Braves acquired Aaron's contract for $10,000. On April 13, 1954, Aaron made his major league debut.