Today's entry was first posted April 28, 2014 and one in which we're all familiar. "The Summit" On a sunny Sunday afternoon in early June 1967, several hundred Clevelanders crowded outside the offices of the Negro Industrial Economic union in lower University Circle. None of those gathered, including a collection of the top black athletes of that time, realized the … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
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Tuesday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
We continue looking at athletes engaged in social and political protest. Today's entry is long, but well worth the read. The Black 14 When the University of Wyoming was slated to play Brigham Young University in 1969, 14 of Wyoming's black football players wanted to protest the game: the church of Latter Day Saints had a rule that forbade African-Americans from … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest