"When no other schools in the Southeastern Conference or the former Southwestern Conference would award them athletic scholarships, African Americans had been recruited by and playing for Texas Western since the 1950s"
- Solomon Ortiz
About this Quote
This quote by Solomon Ortiz speaks to the progressive mindset of Texas Western in regards to African American athletes. Despite the reality that other schools in the Southeastern Conference and the previous Southwestern Conference refused to award African Americans athletic scholarships, Texas Western had actually been recruiting and playing with African American professional athletes because the 1950s. This shows that Texas Western led the curve in regards to racial equality and wanted to provide African American professional athletes the exact same chances as their white equivalents. This quote is a testimony to the progressiveness of Texas Western and the value of giving everybody a fair chance.
This quote is written / told by Solomon Ortiz somewhere between June 3, 1937 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from USA.
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