Mr. Freel and Mr. Hare are both white. The tactic Sam Guy is using is called bullet voting. It's likely that Mr. Freel and Mr. Hare are using a similar approach. Had Mr. Guy simply urged voters to support only his and Mr. Gregory's candidacies, there would be nothing wrong. His conduct is racist and repugnant.
Racism is racism, no matter who embraces it.
African-Americans, of all people, recognize this. Mr. Guy surely is mistaken if he believes black voters would betray their principles for his personal political gain. As for Mr. Gregory, he contends he played no part in Mr. Guy's efforts. We believe that. But when he had an opportunity to call it what it is, he did not.