In many ways, Jim Brown used his platform as one of the greatest football players of all time to fight for people very much like him.
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 1966, file photo, heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, right, visits Cleveland Browns running back and actor Jim Brown on the film set of"The Dirty Dozen" at Morkyate, Bedfordshire, England. NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, May 18, 2023, with his wife, Monique, by his side, according to a spokeswoman for Brown's family. He was 87.
Some detractors point toward Brown's half-hearted embrace of Colin Kaepernick's kneeling during the national anthem, or his meeting with Donald Trump and Kanye West at the White House, as reasons the football legend might not belong on the Mount Rushmore of social activist sports stars.willing to take the time to listen
The arguments at the summit are more nuanced than they are described in many reminisces written decades later. Brown and most of those with him didn't agree with Ali's decision to become a conscientious objector. After hearing him out, though, they backed him during a news conference thatof Ali, flanked by Alcindor, Brown, Russell and the rest; Edwards believes the photo is one of the most important of the 20th century.
“And nobody ever stole a thing, nobody ever broke a thing," Edwards said."That was the level of respect.”
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