As the world's first black footballer Arthur Wharton's sporting achievements elevated him way beyond many of the better known and celebrated figures.

Seven days after Nate Northington was born, in October 1947, the NAACP made an appeal to the world on racism before the United Nations. As Nate grew up within a

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The “beautifully written” biography of the first African American player to be drafted by the NFL, “a must read for any sports fan” (Warren Rogan, host