Smart People Talk About Sports Illustrated's 1968 Series About Black Athletes

Tommy CraggsTommy Craggs|published: Wed 19th January, 15:10 2011

On Monday, we excerpted from Jack Olsen's 1968 Sports Illustrated series, "The Black Athlete—A Shameful Story." Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast discusses those stories with one of Olsen's subjects, Donald Smith (now Zaid Abdul-Aziz). Go listen.

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