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SUPER BOWL SUNDAY: An Act Of Congress Created The Biggest Game...

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The NFL traded a franchise for a vote.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyJzR9JFIng The Super Bowl is an American celebration, a slice of Americana, where a football game becomes the...

Sports During The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Lifetime

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Jim Crow was alive and well between 1929 and 1968. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYzXE0uii08 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be celebrated in NBA arenas and across...

Bill Russell, Civil Rights Leader, NBA Player Dead At 88

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Russell took a civil rights stand in 1961. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev66ieSkfQ8 Bill Russell, who passed away at the age of 88, was certainly one of professional basketball's greatest...

Jim Crow And Congress Played A Role In The Super Bowl...

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The Super Bowl emerged from the ruins of a never played All Star Game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqjOjd1ufQo The Super Bowl did not exist before 1967. It took an...

Discrimination In Sports Was Common When MLK Became A Civil Right...

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Quotas existed and some teams didn't bother signing black athletes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNu7AYbn1BY The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations are taking place at various venues...
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African American Athletes Started Protesting In 1961

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The protests were about inequality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeIonZpvMUQ February is Black History Month and it was in the 1960s that African-American athletes decided they could protest and speak...

It Took An Act Of Congress To Create The Super Bowl

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Jim Crow New Orleans played a significant role. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVSyWA7tLa4 The Super Bowl is an unofficial American holiday where a football game becomes the focal point of...

MLK Day And A Look Back 

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Leagues and colleges did not want Negro athletes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GeU4QN6Vgg The national celebration of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is today. King became involved...

Meet The Super Bowl’s Parents

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How the Super Bowl was created.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zio_cRvI9Dk The Super Bowl is an American celebration, a slice of Americana, where a football game becomes the focal...

The Civil Rights Movement And Sports During Martin Luther King’s Activist...

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A look back at the 1950s and 1960s.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQfw8QodyRQ The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born 91 years old today. He became very...