Saga of NFL's African-American pioneers is an untold story

The story of Jackie Robinson's struggle to integrate Major League Baseball is told in a library full of books and a multiplex worth of movies and documentaries detailing its impact on the sport and American culture.

The story of the NFL's African-American pioneers, however, remains largely forgotten.

When the league sprang up in the early 1920s, Fritz Pollard was among its first stars. He was the first African-American coach, too. And, ... Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
3.8
by Kaizar Campwala - Feb. 25, 2009

Gives great background on the (re)integration of the NFL, which I knew nothing about. The league is lauded for today's progressive policy, but there's no exploration of what racial problems still exist.

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