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John Thompson

SOURCE: Washington Post
9/1/2020

John Thompson Led Black America’s Basketball Team

Today's racial justice activism by prominent Black athletes has roots in the influence of the late Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson.

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John Thompson

John Thompson Led Black America’s Basketball Team