Read more about the article Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Michigan State between Oslo and Selma

Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Michigan State between Oslo and Selma

By TOM SHANAHAN Martin Luther King Jr. visited Michigan State University’s campus 56 years ago today at the invitation of president John Hannah, African-American professor Dr. Robert Green and Michigan State's student government. MLK spoke to a full house of 4,000 that greeted him with a standing ovation on Feb. 11, 1965 at the MSU Auditorium. Among the crowd was Gene Washington, a passenger aboard Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty's 1960s Underground Railroad teams that led college football…

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Read more about the article Eric Marshall’s Civil Rights journey from Mississippi to Michigan State to Vietnam and to San Francisco

Eric Marshall’s Civil Rights journey from Mississippi to Michigan State to Vietnam and to San Francisco

PHOTO: A mob of 3,000 White supremacists, students and outsiders, sparked the deadly Ole Miss Riot of 1962. The pivotal Civil Rights moment influenced Eric Marshall's future. Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s. Watch this video about our documentary in development: Game Changers of the Century. Game Changers Sizzle 2025 on Vimeo Documentary development investment opportunities Game Changers of the…

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Read more about the article 44 facts supporting Duffy, his Spartans and southern Black coaches that laid the tracks — don’t believe Bear Bryant myths

44 facts supporting Duffy, his Spartans and southern Black coaches that laid the tracks — don’t believe Bear Bryant myths

--- "History writes people out of the story. It's our job to write them back in." -- David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize winner and biographer By TOM SHANAHAN Here are 44 facts – one for every Underground Railroad passenger Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty recruited from the segregated South between 1959 and 1972. The research is from “Raye of Light,” my book with Jimmy Raye. It revealed previously unreported and unknown information on the depth and impact of Daugherty’s…

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