Bonus: The Black 14

Witness History

BBC

History, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

A bonus episode from the Amazing Sport Stories podcast – The Black 14. Sport, racism and protests are about to change the lives of “the Black 14” American footballers. It’s 1969 in the United States. They’ve arrived on scholarships at the University of Wyoming to play for its Cowboys American football team. It was a predominantly white college. The team is treated like a second religion. Then, the players make a decision to take a stand against racism in a game against another university. This is episode one of a four-part season from the Amazing Sport Stories podcast. Content warning: This episode contains lived experiences which involve the use of strong racist language

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0:00.0	Choosing what to watch night after night the flicking through the endless
0:06.8	searching is a nightmare we want to help you on our brand new podcast off the
0:11.8	telly we share what we've been watching
0:14.0	Cladie Aide.
0:16.0	Load to games, loads of fun, loads of screaming.
0:19.0	Lovely. Off the telly with me Joanna Paige.
0:21.0	And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less
0:24.9	searching and a lot more watching listen on BBC sounds in 1969 in the US
0:31.9	state of Wyoming, 14 black college footballers make a bold decision
0:37.2	to take a stand against racism.
0:39.9	They become known as the Black 14, and we think you'll be interested in a new podcast about
0:45.2	their story. Just like Witness History, it's history told by the people who were there,
0:50.9	although this story is told over four episodes.
0:54.4	You can hear the whole series by searching for amazing sports stories wherever you get your BBC
0:59.0	podcasts.
1:00.7	But for now, here's episode one of The Black 14.
1:05.0	And just a warning, it contains lived experiences which involve the use of strong racist language. For listeners outside of the United States or Canada,
1:18.0	this episode contains many references to football.
1:21.0	On this occasion, we aren't talking about the spherical
1:24.4	version, it's not soccer. It's American football, helmets, shoulder pads, and so on.
1:30.3	The gridiron is the term for a football field.
1:34.0	Tony McGee and I are the only two that were actually in the game that was the catalyst for this whole initiative.
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