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Originally Posted by threebag02
Why does color of skin make any difference at all? All that matters is what they are QBs, Atheletes, Mothers, Fathers, Friends, People...
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Google...
Deford Bailey.....you will read....first African American to perform at the Grand Ole Opry
Hattie McDaneil.....first African American to win an Oscar (Gone With the Wind)
Howard Drew.....first African American to be called "The Worlds Fastest Human"...he was actually the first to be called that, and the first African American to hold a sprint WR.
Christophe LeMaite...first caucasian to break the 10.00 barrier in the 100m
Doug Williams....first African American QB to win the Superbowl.
Ernie Davis....first African American to win the Heisman.
Jackie Robinson...first African American in MLB
Joe Perry...first African American to have a 1000 yard NFL season
Eddie Tolan....first African American to win the Olympic 100m (1932)
Why did we have "Race Records" The Black baseball and basketball leagues? Why do we have....
Grambling
Alcorn State
Jackson State
Howard
Morgan State
Tuskegee Institute
Texas Southern
Tennessee State
and another 30 or so Historical Black Colleges Universities, the HBCU
Why must we be told....the first black to........well?