Wow. If I ever knew he said that, it was loooong forgotten. So much to ponder. So many connections. Do you have an original source you can point me to on that comment? If not handy, I’ll research it.
At the time, it was not unusual to see a score of Haitians walking northbound, single-file, alongside the Palmetto Expressway. (Bags on women's heads: men in their characteristically long checkered shirts carrying suitcases). 'Bound for Palm Beach County, where a large population was housed and worked the sugar cane fields. (For "Big Sugar").