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An Alabama cheerleading coach quit his post after showing up to practice wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with “The Original Boys in the Hood,” under an image of a hooded KKK member and a burning cross.

Area cheer squads from schools big and small united for a showcase before regionals — and every team qualified for the state ...