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The Intertwined Story Of Five Influential African American Athletes Who Came Together As Teammates At Ucla In The 1930s -- The Black Bruins Chronicles The Inspirational Lives Of Five African American Athletes Who Faced Racial Discrimination As Teammates At Ucla In The Late 1930s. Best Known Among Them Was Jackie Robinson, A Four-star Athlete For The Bruins Who Went On To Break The Color Barrier In Major League Baseball And Become A Leader In The Civil Rights Movement After His Retirement. Joining Him Were Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, And Ray Bartlett. The Four Played Starring Roles In An Era When Fewer Than A Dozen Major Colleges Had Black Players On Their Rosters. This Rejection Of The Gentlemans Agreement, Which Kept Teams From Fielding Black Players Against All White Teams, Inspired Black Angelinos And The African American Press To Adopt The Teammates As Their Own. Washington Became The First African American Player To Sign With An Nfl Team In The Post-world War Ii Era And Later Became A Los Angeles Police Officer And Actor. Woody Strode, A Bruin Football And Track Star, Broke Into The Nfl With Washington In 1946 As A Los Angeles Ram And Went On To Act In At Least Fifty-seven

Author

Johnson, James W.;

Publisher

University of Nebraska Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781496217042

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, Social Science

Rating

4 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14