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Showdown : JFK and the integration of the Washington Redskins /

In 1961, as America crackled with racial tension, the Washington Redskins stood alone as the only professional football team without a black player on its roster. In fact, during the entire twenty-five-year history of the franchise, no African American had ever played for George Preston Marshall, th...

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Main Author:	Smith, Thomas G. (Thomas Gary), 1945-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Beacon Press, [2011]
Subjects:	Washington Redskins (Football team) > History > 20th century. African American football players > Civil rights > Washington (D.C.) Racism in sports > Washington (D.C.) Discrimination in sports > Washington (D.C.) Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963 > Relations with African Americans. Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century. Washington (D.C.) > Race relations.

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