Oscar Robertson recounts time he got a telegram from KKK …
WEBRobertson recounted some of the racism he faced before that tournament — including a death threat from the Klu Klux Klan — in an appearance on the All The Smoke podcast.
"Didn't think about being shot" - Oscar Robertson reveals facing …
WEB4 days ago · Oscar Robertson couldn't afford to lose what he worked hard to build as a young individual and he wasn't, in any shape or form, going to stoop down to the kind of level ensued by the likes of the KKK.
Oscar Robertson recalls getting death threats from KKK before a …
WEBKu Klux Klan, the infamous white supremacist, war-fight terrorist, and hate group, once threatened to shoot Oscar Robertson if he dared to play. The legendary point guard shared the story during ...
Oscar Robertson received threats from the KKK before a game
WEB4 days ago · During the first half of the 20th century, several areas of the United States were devastated by terrorist attacks by the Ku Klux Klan, which dedicated itself to attacking black people, including professional players, as was the case of Oscar Robertson.
Oscar Robertson Opens Up On The KKK Threatening To Shoot …
WEBRobertson shared an incredible story on the 'All the Smoke' podcast about the time the KKK threatened to shoot and kill him. "We were playing the Dixie Classics, I get a telegram, says, 'If you go ...
Ku Klux Klan 1959. prijetio legendi NBA-a: Tog dana mi je
WEB3 days ago · Robertson je nedavno u podcastu All the Smoke ispričao kako je 1959. godine bio je na Dixie Classic turniru i primio prijeteći telegram od rasističke organizacije Ku Klux Klan: "U telegramu je pisalo: ‘Ako budeš igrao, ubit ćemo te.‘. Dao sam poruku treneru, a kasnije tog dana netko mi je pokucao na vrata. Otvorio sam i zatekao bijelog ...
Indianapolis museum honors Oscar Robertson, Black Hoosiers …
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · In the early 1920s, the Indianapolis School Board announced the need for a segregated high school for Black students, with much pressure coming from the state’s Ku Klux Klan.
'White Robes and Broken Badges' exposes the inner workings of the Ku …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · In his new book, "White Robes And Broken Badges," Moore gives a firsthand account of his experiences infiltrating the KKK's invisible empire and the rise in white supremacy ideology,...
ABC News and AP announce documentary ... - The Associated Press
WEBApr 19, 2023 · Based on an award-winning investigative AP series, the true-crime documentary captures the infiltration of the klan in northern Florida by a former Army infantryman named Joe Moore and includes exclusive new interviews with the FBI agents who oversaw the operation and exposes systemic corruption.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott to visit IU, donate …
WEB11 hours ago · Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott to visit IU, donate collection to Black Film Center & Archive ... a Black police officer in Colorado Springs who successfully infiltrated a local branch of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s, the film is a bold satire about racism in the United States. ... News at IU September 16 ...