10-02-2021, 12:30 PM
God made one race: Human.
With that being said we must acknowledge discrimination took place in most aspects of society but it was sports which was instrumental in catalyzing the change we needed to make. Paul Brown was a pioneer in this effort and he receives zero credit from the national media.
Before Branch Rickey began the integration of Major League Baseball by signing Jackie Robinson in 1947, Paul Brown had signed the NFL’s first two black players to play for the Cleveland Browns in 1946; he did this without fanfare or national acclaim. Like Jackie Robinson in baseball, Bill Willis and Marion Motley were among the best players in the game. Willis was a run-stuffing defensive lineman and Motley was a two-way player who excelled at both fullback and linebacker.
I literally don’t care what color one is. It indicates nothing about one’s intellect or one’s character. In every ethnic or demographic group there are saints, sinners, losers, and winners.
I have a Joe Burrow jersey but if Mike Brown would have drafted Tua Tagovailoa instead I would wear his jersey proudly.
With that being said we must acknowledge discrimination took place in most aspects of society but it was sports which was instrumental in catalyzing the change we needed to make. Paul Brown was a pioneer in this effort and he receives zero credit from the national media.
Before Branch Rickey began the integration of Major League Baseball by signing Jackie Robinson in 1947, Paul Brown had signed the NFL’s first two black players to play for the Cleveland Browns in 1946; he did this without fanfare or national acclaim. Like Jackie Robinson in baseball, Bill Willis and Marion Motley were among the best players in the game. Willis was a run-stuffing defensive lineman and Motley was a two-way player who excelled at both fullback and linebacker.
I literally don’t care what color one is. It indicates nothing about one’s intellect or one’s character. In every ethnic or demographic group there are saints, sinners, losers, and winners.
I have a Joe Burrow jersey but if Mike Brown would have drafted Tua Tagovailoa instead I would wear his jersey proudly.
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