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One odious word explains objection to script about Duffy Daugherty

PHOTO: Duffy Daugherty with his 1966 team captains, College Football Hall of Famers Clinton Jones (L) and George Webster (R). By TOM SHANAHAN What if a movie with a doctored script depicted Michigan State College Football Hall of Fame coach Duffy Daugherty's team throwing around the N-Word? Unaware viewers may take that as an accepted portrayal of Daugherty's ground-breaking teams that led college football integration. That’s a concern -- among many other egregiously depictions of the team --…

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Read more about the article Michigan State informs movie producers it won’t cooperate with film

Michigan State informs movie producers it won’t cooperate with film

Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State University’s Brian Quinn, the school’s Vice-President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, has informed the producers of the movie “Black Spartans” the university won’t endorse or cooperate with the film. Quinn informed the producers in a recent email, according to a report in “Deadline,” a Hollywood website. Quinn wrote, “Please be advised that the University will not partner with you or Black Spartans Productions on this project. Nor…

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