Read more about the article Remembering my interview with Jesse Jackson for RAYE OF LIGHT research on Michigan State’s leadership and his respect for Jimmy Raye

Remembering my interview with Jesse Jackson for RAYE OF LIGHT research on Michigan State’s leadership and his respect for Jimmy Raye

Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report — Click here for book review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the Integration of College Football and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans. — Watch a three-minute video to learn about our documentary at the fundraising stage, GAME CHANGERS OF THE CENTURY, and the Investment Deck. — Documentary synopsis: Duffy documentary snynopsis.pdf – Google…

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Read more about the article Mannie Jackson elected Illinois captain in 1959 despite Chicago-style voting effort

Mannie Jackson elected Illinois captain in 1959 despite Chicago-style voting effort

Photo: Mannie Jackson. Story reposted from Feb. 22, 2015 on my former website. By TOM SHANAHAN A treasure trove of untold sports stories pivotal to integration can be still uncovered a half-century later. The 1950s and 1960s media avoided racial issues, leaving stories of figures on the right side of history to be revealed. This was demonstrated to me once again in separate interviews with a pair of University of Illinois alums: Jesse Jackson and Jerry Colangelo. Jackson,…

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