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Jim Herlihy
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The Black Athlete Revolt

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Sean walks us through the sport justice movement today and takes us through the history of black athletes and their activism, using their platforms to advance civil rights, starting with African American jockeys in the post Civil War era and late 19th century in the horse racing industry. But Jim Crow, unfortunately, put an end to that. Then there was Jim Johnson, the first black world heavyweight boxing champion

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