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NFT: Earl Lloyd, NBA's first black player, dies at 86

Del Shofner : 2/27/2015 4:34 pm
He didn't have the same iconic status as Jackie Robinson, but obviously a major dude in his own right. It's amazing to me that the first guy to break up the all-white NBA of the time was still around until yesterday. Reminds us how recent it was, in the scheme of things, that segregation was around.
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26.2 : 2/27/2015 4:39 pm : link
I believe he was an Alexandria, VA native too.
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