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How the world forgot the Black 14, Wyoming’s football players kicked off team for seeking to protest racism in 1969

How the world forgot the Black 14, Wyoming’s football players kicked off team for seeking to protest racism in 1969

It was intended to be an elusive gesture to protest the injustices in their backyard – but it was crushed even before it gained currency. In the fall of 1969, fourteen members of the Wyoming Cowboys football team – the Black 14 – intended to wear black armbands in their upcoming game against Brigham Young…

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