Haywood County Superintendent Apologizes for Offensive Facebook Post

Haywood County -- Bill Nolte is the Haywood County Superintendent has deleted the offensive post that he had made on Facebook. 

Nolte has since apologized for his post:

Dear FB friends and followers, I want to sincerely apologize to anyone who was offered by my repost of poor white children picking cotton that said picking cotton was not about race. I reposted this on my page in support of Robin Roberts. I saw a BET story about an ABC executive commenting that she should pick cotton. I thought the executive's comments were appalling. My repost was intended to point out that picking cotton was done by many white people including my family.

Unfortunately, by attempt to address a racist comment has been interpreted as racist. Again, my sincere apology to anyone who was offended.

Those of you who know me will remember my first college roommate was a dear high school friend who was black.

I have spent a lot of my life trying to bring people together and hate that this well intended repost has added fuel to the fire.

As always, be smart, be kind, and be safe.