Syracuse 8
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The Syracuse Eight were 9 college football players who advocated for an end to discrimination against African American football players at Syracuse University and for other reforms to the program. They eventually boycotted a practice and then a season.[1][2]
Further reading
- Leveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse Eight by David Marc with a foreword by Jim Brown
References
- ^ "Before Kaepernick, The 'Syracuse 8' Were Blackballed By Pro Football". www.wbur.org.
- ^ "The Story of the Syracuse 8". The Players' Tribune.