NFL great Jim Brown used his voice in a lifetime devoted to activism
Memorable moments for athlete-activist included when he faced off with segregationist Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox
Memorable moments for athlete-activist included when Jim Brown faced off with segregationist Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox
By EDDIE PELLS – Associated Press
May 20, 2023
Jim Brown’s legs, ever-churning and sturdy as tree trunks, helped propel him to fame on the football field. His voice once he left the gridiron — every bit as powerful.
In many ways, Brown, who died Thursday night at 87, used his platform as one of the greatest football players of all time to fight for people very much like him: unsatisfied with the status quo, tired of the withering degradation of racial inequality and, ultimately, never easy to shoehorn into one single, tidy category.
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