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Russell was a champion of activism before winning NBA titles

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Bill Russell was an 11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics. He was also an Olympic gold medalist. Russell's belief in equality and stances he took helped create a pathway that athletes today continue to walk in. He put his life at risk in the wake of the 1963 assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

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Russell was a champion of activism before winning NBA titles

BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell never had to find his voice as an activist. He didn’t know any other way but to speak his mind. It's what made the winningest athlete in team sports one of the greatest champions of activism.

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Russell was a champion of activism before winning NBA titles

Bill Russell never had to find his voice as an activist

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Russell was a champion of activism before winning NBA titles - Local News 8

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports WriterBOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell never had to find his voice as an activist. He didn’t know any other way but to speak his mind. Before Russell developed the skills that would eventually make him an 11-time NBA champion, two-time Hall of Famer or Olympic gold medalist, he had a front row seat to racial indignities confronted by his parents growing up in segregated Louisiana. It was the foundation of a path that led hi…

2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Russell was a champion of activism before winning NBA titles

BOSTON — Bill Russell never had to find his voice as an activist. He didn’t know any other way but to speak his mind.It’s what made the winningest athlete in team sports one of the greatest champions of activism. His belief in equality and the stances he took helped create a pathway that athletes today continue to walk in.Len Elmore, who played 10 seasons in the NBA and is a senior lecturer at Columbia University where he’s taught on athlete act…

2 years ago·St Paul, United States

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