DescriptionStatement by D. W. Colvard on NCAA participation, page 1.jpg
English: A letter by D. W. Colvard, president of Mississippi State University, announcing his intentions to send the MSU basketball team to the 1963 NCAA tournament. This was a controversial decision due to the unwritten rule at the time that Mississippi teams would never play against teams with black players.
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