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Race and the NFL : One Athlete's Perspective on the Civil Rights Movement

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Brown, Ryan

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An oral history interview with Roger Brown, discussing his professional football career with the Detroit Lions, during a time of racism and discrimination while the Civil Rights Movement was happening.
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Digital Reproduction Of 49 Page Document; 28x21cm
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St. Andrew's Episcopal School

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Digital Maryland

Keywords

  1. African American Football Players
  2. African Americans
  3. Brown, Roger, 1937
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Civil Rights Movement
  6. Football Players
  7. History
  8. National Football League
  9. Oral History
  10. Racism
  11. Racism In Sports
  12. United States

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