How One Of "The Worst People In The World" Unites A Community Against Racism

Larry Ford, a man from Fort Walton Beach, Florida has been stirring controversy over the last few years by putting up hate-filled signs on an empty lot near a crowded intersection.

"Blacks Win: 98% Vote Against Whites. Blacks Take Jobs From Whites. Blacks Put in Charge over Whites"

When President Obama won the election in 2008, Ford declared that he would be posting signs in protest of the presidency. Since that time he has posted awkward sign after awkward sign of racist, hateful propaganda. If one can even make it past the abysmal grammar and spelling, the theme of the messages often focus on some sort of racial accusation about black people or Islamic people. In 2009, Keith Olbermann coined him "the worst person in the world" for the continual use of racial slurs in his paranoid road-side ramblings.

Worst Person in the World, May 2009

Keith Olbermann talks about the "Worst Person in the World," Larry Ford. (For the record, worse than ANN COULTER. ANN. COULTER.)

The greatest thing about Ford's continual racism is that each time he posts a sign the surrounding community becomes less tolerant of his hate mongering. Small demonstrations outside of his property have sprouted up periodically over the last year, and finally a moderately organized protest is being planned to show Mr. Ford that his fellow citizens stand united against racism. A Facebook group aptly called "FWB Stands United Against Racism" was created to help organize a peaceful demonstration against the racist road signs.

The group has erupted into lively debates about freedom of speech and politics, generating even more buzz and drawing more citizens to the cause against racism. Despite Ford's clumsy attempts at advocating racist thinking, he has ironically caused the community to unite against this type of mentality. Articles have been popping up in local media, inviting people outside of the local area to join the demonstration.

What started as one crotchety old racist's nonsensical ramblings on a sign has somehow been turned on its heels, gaining momentum for the fight against racism. One can certainly assume that the upcoming day of the "Stand up to Racism" demonstration on January 26th, will leave Mr. Ford wondering where he went wrong, and though he will likely not voluntarily give up his signs, it is obvious that the community stands against him.