Converse, a subsidiary of Nike, produced, promoted, and released a controversial ad that, for many, had racial implications. Just for context, our high school basketball team wore Converse tennis shoes in the mid-sixties. In the ad, the black shoes, occupied by dark legs, appear to be suspended or hanging next to a Klan-like hood with foreboding cutout dark eyes (not visble in above photo), reminiscent of a KKK hood, meant to invoke fear, intimidation, and violence by hanging. Closer scrutiny depicts the hooded caricature with Caucasian legs. The implications are startling, shocking, and provocative.