How Black Athletes Paved The Way For Obama

Obama’s Path was Cleared by the Black Superstar

by Frank Deford

Obviously, there are so many factors that have been applied, incrementally, over a long time to bring us to a place where an African-American can be elected president. But I cannot help believing that the ubiquity and esteem of the black man in sport has played a significant part in this transformation of the body politic’s thinking.

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