How bigotry crushed the dreams of an all-black Little League team
- Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
The civil rights movement is often told in terms of court decisions, bus boycotts, lunch counter sit-ins, freedom riders, brutal beatings and racist demagogues. It’s rarely told from the point of view of children, who suffered in ways that left physical and emotional scars.
As hundreds of thousands of spectators convene in Williamsport,...
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