Is Troy Maxson racist?

Troy Maxson is the main character in the play “Fences” by August Wilson. Troy is born and lives in a time where African Americans are not accepted well in America. When asked if Troy Maxson is a racist, I automatically come to the conclusion of No. I believe Troy is actually a victim of racism throughout his life and that he is concerned with racism as any other American would be. One example of Troy being a victim is that he was an outstanding baseball player who played in the Negro Leagues. Troy was victimized by rules in Major League Baseball that prohibited African Americans from playing. Troy struggles to cope with the fact that those rules were in place back then and his life was affected by them. I think this shows when he does not allow is son Cory to play football. He knows Cory is good and he has the potential to make something of himself on the field. Troy possibly does not want Cory to outdo him in life. Another example of Troy being victimized by racism throughout his life is with his job. Troy works as a sanitation worker. African Americans are not allowed to drive the garbage trucks. Troy complains about this to his boss and his boss tells him to take it to the Union. Troy eventually wins the case and is promoted to a driver, but for years he was victimized for being an African American. Troy may refer to his son with a racist word or do other small things that one could consider racist. But in the end Troy Maxson is not a racist person, he is only a victim to the ways of life in his era.