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1965 AFL All-Star Game: Interview with author Erin Grayson Sapp
Manage episode 349309812 series 2862894
There are certain instances in sports where the current political climate becomes the forefront of the event. Such an occurrence took place in January of 1965 when African American all -stars from the American Football League was subject to discrimination and mistreatment in the days leading up to the league's all-star game in New Orleans.
In her book "Moving the Chains -- The Civil Rights Protest that saved the Saints and Transformed New Orleans talks about the player boycott, the relocation of the game to Houston and ultimately the NFL's decision to place a team in New Orleans.
Later in the show we send a shout out to former AFL all-star quarterback John Hadl who passed recently at the age of 82.
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Manage episode 349309812 series 2862894
There are certain instances in sports where the current political climate becomes the forefront of the event. Such an occurrence took place in January of 1965 when African American all -stars from the American Football League was subject to discrimination and mistreatment in the days leading up to the league's all-star game in New Orleans.
In her book "Moving the Chains -- The Civil Rights Protest that saved the Saints and Transformed New Orleans talks about the player boycott, the relocation of the game to Houston and ultimately the NFL's decision to place a team in New Orleans.
Later in the show we send a shout out to former AFL all-star quarterback John Hadl who passed recently at the age of 82.
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