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NCRM Panel on Sports & Race

January 22, 2015

ncrmpanelThe National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis hosted a panel discussion on issues of sports and race over the MLK holiday weekend. It was an incredible experience touring the museum (housed in the Lorraine Motel) with Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Chauncey Billups, Jason Collins, and soul singing legend Sam Moore. After the tour, I joined Billups, Monroe, Collins, Moore, Hall of Famer Bob Lanier, Grizzlies star Vince Carter and others for the panel — link to video here.

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  • “In a magnificently reported, nuanced
    but raw account of basketball and racism in the South during the 1960s, Andrew Maraniss tells the story of Perry Wallace’s struggle, loneliness, perseverance and eventual self-realization. A rare story about physical and intellectual courage that is both shocking and triumphant. ”

    Bob Woodward, Washington Post associate editor and author

Watch Andrew Maraniss talk about his inspiration to write Strong Inside, featuring archival footage of Perry Wallace in action.
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