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...power, which means that they are superior to blacks . . . and the world has innumerable ways of making this difference known and felt and feared." When Baldwin was ten, two white cops "amused themselves with me by frisking me, making comic (and terrifying) speculations concerning my ancestry and probable sexual prowess, and, for good measure, leaving me flat on my back in one of Harlem's empty lots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Races: The Rainbow Sign | 1/4/1963 | See Source »

...Brown halfback Jan Moyer held on to the next Crimson kick-off and his 26 yard return was quickly followed by a long Dunda pass putting Brown inside the Harvard 40-yard line. The Crimson defense, impressed by Dunda's throwing prowess, held back for another serial attempt...

Author: By Robert A. Ferguson, | Title: Taylor Ties Touchdown Record As Varsity Sinks Brown | 11/18/1962 | See Source »

...seems to get my point--that what you do not know about me you do not know about yourself. The myths people have created about the Negro--about his sexual prowess, that he is a better Christian, or that he can never be civilized--reveal what is in them themselves. Who said I want to marry your sister--regardless of whether...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Baldwin Portrays Urgency Of Negro Problem in U.S. | 11/9/1962 | See Source »

Starting at center forward is the incomparable Chris Ohiri, probably the best athlete in the College. But Ohiri's recurring injuries are almost as legendary as his athletic prowess, and coach Munro must face the unpleasant prospect of losing his great center forward at any time...

Author: By Robert A. Ferguson, | Title: Soccer Game With Tufts Will Open Season Today | 10/3/1962 | See Source »

...American and Caribbean games were under way in Jamaica, newest of the hemisphere's nations. In the first week of competition, Mexico won 30 gold medals and Puerto Rico won five. But the headlines went to Fidel Castro's big Cuban contingent-though not for its physical prowess. Politics was the game, and at that the Cubans put on quite a show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jamaica: Running the Other Way | 8/24/1962 | See Source »

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