“Why should we run in Mexico only to crawl home?” Prior to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the Olympic Project for Human Rights was formed. Led by Dr. Harry Edwards, a sociologist (Ph.D. from Cornell University) and track stars Tommie Smith and Lee Evans, the OPHR initially planned to boycott the ‘68 Olympics. But…
Deficit Driven
“I remember wishing that it happened to me because if it had been me everyone would’ve remembered me in the same way that he was getting remembered. I felt like if it had been me then everyone would have remembered me in this amazing way. And no one would’ve ever had to find out that…
Blackballed. Blacklisted. We’ve Seen This Before…
February 4th, 1996. The Chicago Bulls team led by the greatest basketball player of all-time, Michael Jordan and his superstar wingman Scottie Pippen came to Denver to face a struggling Nuggets team. These Bulls would go on to set the record for most wins in an NBA season with a final regular season record of…
Welcome to HistoryTalks3
I’m Gary. Liberal Studies major, double minoring in Communications and History. I like to write, and I’ll be blogging about activism in sports! Stay tuned.
Activism In Sports 