61. His black players were beaten and most of the white players were pressured to quit. 62. However, there are no African-Americans or other black players. 63. However, Raiders spokesman Mike Taylor said he was not aware of any black Raiders players who had raised the issue of the march or the day of absence. 64. I wanted to keep playing there, and every black player in the league knew what the deal was in Washington. 65. In a league dominated by black players coached by white men, Sprewell attacked a white authority figure. 66. In a predominately white environment, the Packers have made their black players feel at home. 67. In an understated way, it recognizes the importance of sports in American culture, which made the signing of a black player so significant a step in integration. 68. In precedent-setting decisions, the NHL has suspended players in the past for use of the N-word toward black players. 69. It also touches somewhat breathlessly on how the slow but solid acceptance of black players by white America reflected and influenced changes in the larger society. 70. It implies that black players are significantly different from white players and that their needs are different. |