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Althea Gibson
How Althea Gibson Broke Boundaries for Black Athletes

  By Megan O'Toole • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
Althea Gibson

In this segment from “Althea Gibson: A Documentary,” Gibson is praised for becoming the first black woman to win the U.S. Open Women’s Singles Championship and Wimbledon in 1957. Fellow tennis players, such as Dr. Harold Freeman, discuss how Gibson’s triumphs were exceptional because tennis was previously offered exclusively to … Continue reading

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Babe Ruth
The Great Bambino Calls His Shot

  By Sarah Dejak • July 29, 2014 Uncategorized
The Great Bambino Calls His Shot

Della Arnold Root, the daughter of Chicago Cubs pitcher Charlie Root, discusses the controversial ball that her father pitched to Babe Ruth in the 1932 World Series that Ruth allegedly predicted he would hit into the stands. According to Root’s daughter, the idea that Ruth had called his shot was … Continue reading

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Gabby Douglas
‘I Need to Make This Dream Become Real’

  By Sarah Dejak • July 15, 2014 Uncategorized
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Natalie Hawkins, the mother of American gymnast and gold medalist Gabby Douglas, talks about what it’s like to raise a talented athlete. Hawkins describes how hard it was to send her daughter over 3,000 miles away so that she could have adequate training for the Olympics. She also goes on … Continue reading

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Joe DiMaggio
Dimaggio Was a Hero to Many

  By Robbie Faselt • July 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Sports writers and baseball players such as Willie Mays, Tommy Lasorda and Yogi Berra talk about their relationships with Joe Dimaggio. Willie Mays talks about how Dimaggio was his icon as he was growing up playing baseball because he was talented in all parts of the game. Tommy Lasorda calls … Continue reading

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Boston Marathon
[Text] Photojournalist on Capturing Mass Tragedy in a Moment’s Notice

  By wwtownson • July 10, 2014 Uncategorized
Woman crying after the Boston bombing (2013). Source: Winslow Townson.

Author: Winslow Townson “If I had run aimlessly around the perimeter of the blast sites, I would have wasted my time and a chance to really contribute to the story…” Patriots Day. This Massachusetts holiday celebrates the battles of Lexington and Concord, which were the first battles of the American … Continue reading

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Nadia Comăneci
A Young Gymnast and Superstar

  By Sarah Dejak • July 8, 2014 Uncategorized
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A year after her famous accomplishment of becoming the first female gymnast to earn a perfect score in the Olympic games, a young Nadia Comăneci is interviewed. Having won three gold medals during the 1978 Summer Olympic games in Montreal at the age of 14, Comăneci is asked about her … Continue reading

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Nadia Comăneci
A 14-Year-Old’s Perfect Score

  By Sarah Dejak • July 8, 2014 Uncategorized
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Nadia Comăneci, the first female gymnast to ever get a perfect score at the Olympics, is interviewed on how that experience affected her. Having achieved this feat at the age of 14 in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Comăneci comments on how she got involved and interested in gymnastics.

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Lou Gehrig
Witnesses Speak on the Baseball Legend’s Yankee Stadium Farewell

  By Sarah Dejak • July 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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Lou Gehrig is commemorated as people who witnessed his farewell speech in Yankee stadium on July 4, 1939 remember his powerful words and emotions. They talk about the trophy his teammates presented to him, as well as the meaningful embrace between Gehrig and old teammate Babe Ruth. Gehrig was the … Continue reading