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The Celtics players informed Bill Russell of this incident, and the three along with K.C. Jones, Al Butler and Hawks players Woody Sauldsberry and Hill decided to leave Kentucky in protest. [4] Coach Red Auerbach argued the players should stay, but ultimately agreed to drive them to the airport. [5]
In 2011, Barack Obama awarded Russell the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his accomplishments on the court and in the civil rights movement. [16] In 2021, Russell was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame a second time in recognition of his coaching career. [ 17 ]
"Bill Russell was a true ... of Boston to an incredible 11 championships in 13 years with the Celtics — to his unflinching dedication to the civil rights movement and relentless pursuit for ...
Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports are viewed in a racially divided country. Bill Russell, Boston Celtics legend and civil rights pioneer, dies at ...
Russell was unapologetically Black, forward thinking and operated under no delusions about where he played or the country he lived in.
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Back in the day, his FBI file dubbed him “an arrogant Negro.” But then, people often mistook principle for arrogance whenever African Americans insisted on justice.
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