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Bill Russell, left, celebrates with Celtics coach Red Auerbach after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers to win their eighth-straight NBA Championship, in Boston, April 29, 1966.

Bill Russell’s legacy of NBA championships and cerebral fight for equal rights

By IBW21Commentaries/Opinions

Bill Russell leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of winning championships and civil rights activism during a time of racial segregation. By Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation — On May 1, 1968,…

August 2, 2022

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Bill Russell’s legacy of NBA championships and cerebral fight for equal rights

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