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1969 Wyoming football: Spirit of the Black 14

                   
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Nov 8, 2009
 
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In 1969, 14 black Wyoming football players were kicked off the team for wanting to protest BYU's racist taunts and a discriminatory policy of the Mormon Church by wearing black armbands in a game. By John Henderson The Denver... [read full story]                    

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A long road to policy change

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A long road to policy change

denverpost.com
Nov 8, 2009
 

Mormons now call Black 14 courageous By John Henderson The Denver Post Protests on the University of Wyoming campus in 1969 target the racial policy of the Mormon Church to exclude blacks from the priesthood. (Collections of...

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Spirit of the Black 14

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Nov 8, 2009
 

In 1969, 14 black Wyoming football players were kicked off the team for wanting to protest BYU's racist taunts and a discriminatory policy of the Mormon Church by wearing black armbands in a game. By John Henderson The Denver...

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Participants in Black 14 incident share views

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Nov 6, 2009
 

LARAMIE - Forty years ago, 14 black University of Wyoming football players were kicked off the team for wanting to wear black armbands to protest The Jesus Christ Church of Latter-day Saints' policy of not calling black men...

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