Letter from Tennessee Tech University alumni Nelia J. Kimbrough, Calvin Kimbrough, David E. McIntyre, and Patricia McIntyre to the editor of The Oracle student newspaper in response to Tennessee Tech men's tennis coach Larry Ware's abandonment of David Brents, a Black tennis player, in Johnson City, Tennessee, and the activism of and backlash against Tennessee Tech Black athletes. Included with the letter is a clipping from The Atlanta Constitution.
title:
Letter from alumni to The Oracle editor
creator:
Kimbrough, Nelia J.
creator:
Kimbrough, Calvin
creator:
McIntyre, Patricia
subject:
Tennessee Technological University
subject:
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
subject:
Racism in sports
subject:
Discrimination in sports
subject:
Racism
subject:
African American college athletes
subject:
Brents, David
subject:
Student movements
subject:
Tennessee Technological University Golden Eagles (Men’s tennis team)
subject:
Tennessee Technological University Golden Eagles (Football team)
subject:
Tennessee Technological University Golden Eagles (Men’s track and field team)
description:
Letter from Tennessee Tech University alumni Nelia J. Kimbrough, Calvin Kimbrough, David E. McIntyre, and Patricia McIntyre to the editor of The Oracle student newspaper in response to Tennessee Tech men's tennis coach Larry Ware's abandonment of David Brents, a Black tennis player, in Johnson City, Tennessee, and the activism of and backlash against Tennessee Tech Black athletes. Included with the letter is a clipping from The Atlanta Constitution.
date:
1973-04-19
type:
Text
format:
pdf
publisher:
Tennessee Technological University. Archives and Special Collections
source:
Records of the President
language:
eng
temporal:
1970s
spatial:
Atlanta (Ga.)
spatial:
Cookeville (Tenn.)
rights:
In Copyright
rights Holder:
Nelia J. Kimbrough, Calvin Kimbrough, David E. McIntyre, Patricia McIntyre, and The Atlanta Constitution
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