1949 Sun Bowl controversy
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1949-sun-bowl-controversy-168-15442710
title:
1949 Sun Bowl controversy
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The 1949 Sun Bowl controversy refers to the student protests at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, after a Sun Bowl invitation was extended to the Lafayette Leopards football team under the condition that the African American player, David Showell, would not play. On November 19, 1948, Lafayette College was invited by the Sun Bowl Committee to play against the Texas College of Mines, now the University of Texas at El Paso. Just four days later, on November 23, the Lafayette faculty voted
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Student protests at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Sun_Bowl_controversy
date created:
2014-02-28T15:32:06Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T08:32:18Z
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