African-American studies professor decries 'legacies of slavery' that prevented Black QBs at the Super Bowl

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African-American history professor Kate Aguilar explained the history of racist practices that prevented Black quarterbacks at the Super Bowl ahead of the game on Sunday.

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Elevated view of the LVII logo painted on the field prior to Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. Aguilar continued,"These beliefs shaped the development of football in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and later the NFL, which formed in 1920. Initially, the league had a few Black players, but by 1933, they were banned, with no Black players allowed in the NFL between 1933 and 1946. While the league began integrating in the 1940s, it was not until 1962 that the last team, what is now the Washington Commanders, desegregated.

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