At the last moment of the game, Coach Hudgens fell ill with Latin, who had already committed four fouls, and said to him, "Take us home." Latin was still as expressionless as ever, but the murderous look in his eyes seemed to say with certainty: "Let us go home." I'll take over the game and the victory will be ours.
Not to mention racial discrimination, this kind of passionate basketball is enough to make the whole court bloody. In the final match between the Miners and Kentucky, I, a veteran basketball fan, got chills and sweaty underarms. Latin's dunks and Riley's turnaround jumpers were amazing in those days.
After involving the issue of race, this competitive sport has a deeper historical significance. "Take us home" is not only a victory in a game, nor is it just a matter of bringing this team, which was scorned and ridiculed by outsiders, back to the small plain where everything is safe and at least not discriminated against. Let them regain the confidence and dignity that a normal person should have. By fighting for a game, show those whites that this is not a sport that only you whites can play, that blacks can rule the field too!
The bloody black movement of that era in the United States will not be repeated here. From basketball to seeing the big from the small, everything related to fighting for freedom and equality has a long way to go. Only if you respect yourself from the bottom of your heart, you will also win the respect of others.
"Dignity comes from within us."
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