Tag: racial equality in sports
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Danny Treadwell, the first Black athlete in Alabama’s high school basketball tournament, is remembered for his courage and historic achievements.
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Explore Hank Aaron’s pivotal 1974 bid to become MLB’s first Black manager, challenging the Atlanta Braves and sparking crucial conversations about racial equality in baseball leadership.
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- Marilyn Bevans Won Her First Marathon in 1975 and Blazed a Path as the First African American Woman to Medal at Boston
- Roscoe Robinson Jr. Rises from Segregated Ranks to Become U.S. Army’s First Black Four-Star General and West Point’s Highest-Ranking Black Graduate
- Judge Cynthia J. Ayers, First Black Woman Elected to Marion County Superior Court, Passes Away at 77
