A panel discussion commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Black 14 incident is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3, from noon-2 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union's Skylight Lounge.
The Black 14 were 14 black football players who were dismissed from the
1969 UW football team for wanting to wear black armbands during the game
against Brigham Young University to protest Mormon Church policies. At
the time, black men were not allowed into the ministry.
"The panel will celebrate and commemorate these men who made history
through their student activism," says Aimee Glocke, assistant professor
in the African American and Diaspora Studies Program.
The panelists are: players Mel Hamilton and John Griffin; Clinton Isaac
Jr., brother of deceased team member Jim Isaac; Charles Graves, lawyer
for the players; Associate Athletics Director Kevin McKinney, student at
the time; Paulette Gadlin, former UW student and protest organizer; and
Ryan Thorburn, author of the new book "Black 14: The Rise, Fall and
Rebirth of Wyoming football."
Food will be provided by Jimmy John's, and Black 14 T-shirts and books
will be available for purchase. Event organizers include the Association
of Black Student Leaders, the African American and Diaspora Studies
Program, Multicultural Affairs and Associated Students of the University
of Wyoming.
Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009