2014年11月8日 · In October 1969, University of Wyoming Head Coach Lloyd Eaton dismissed 14 black football players from his team when they showed up at his office wearing black armbands over their street clothes, to protest what they saw as racist policies of Brigham Young University. The incident sparked widespread controversy and swung the national news spotlight on Wyoming.

2019年9月17日 · Members of the Black 14 pose for the camera at the University of Wyoming. From left: John Griffin, Tony Gibson, Lionel Grimes, Tony McGee, Ted Williams, Guillermo Hysaw, Roy Hill and Brian Lee ...

THE BLACK 14: Healing Hearts and Feeding Souls. The Black 14 mission is to foster a more inclusive society by sharing The Black 14’s inspiring story of courage and sacrifice and making an impact in the community. Through partnerships and programs, The Black 14 aims to advocate for racial equity and social justice, ensuring that every student-athlete has …

On Oct. 17, 1969, a group of 14 African-American football players at the University of Wyoming met with their football coach, Lloyd Eaton. Within the hour, all 14 had been kicked off the team.

2022年9月24日 · The Black 14 later formed a philanthropic organization to serve communities in need, and it partnered with Latter-day Saint Charities to provide food for communities. In 2020, the group delivered ...

The Wyoming Black Fourteen were African American members of the 1969 University of Wyoming (UW) football team who protested playing a game with Brigham Young University (BYU) because of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’s ban on Black men holding the priesthood in the church, and other racial restrictions. The priesthood ban applied exclusively to men of African descent. The ...

The true untold story of the Black 14 - These incredible athletes were forced to face off against an authoritarian and racist coach during the height of the civil rights movement. They had to confront societal issues of race, politics, and religion, all while trying to achieve their football dreams. Against all odds, they rose above adversity and turned tragedy into philanthropy.

2020年2月13日 · The Black 14, as they'd later be known, were kicked off the football team for doing nothing more than asking to protest the Mormon church's policy barring black members from the priesthood.

The Black 14 The incident that came to be known as "The Black 14" began on October 17, 1969 when 14 African-American players were dismissed from the University of Wyoming football team by then coach Lloyd Eaton. These players wanted to wear black armbands during the game with Brigham Young University the next day to protest a policy of the ...

1972年10月31日 · The 14 Black members of the team decided to seek Eaton’s permission to participate in the protest by wearing black armbands during the BYU game. On the morning of October 17, the 14 players arrived at the fieldhouse to meet with Eaton wearing armbands over their civilian clothes to show him what they had in mind.