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Maya Washington, Daughter Of Vikings Legend, Develops Curriculum About The Importance Of Racial Equality
"I only knew my dad as the guy who put on the suit and went to work at 3M and was in the community, you know," Washington said.
February 16, 2023
Minnesota Vikings Legend Gene Washington is one of 22 players who helped shape the first fully integrated college football team in the U.S. in the early 1960s.
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"I only knew my dad as the guy who put on the suit and went to work at 3M and was in the community, you know. Falling asleep during my little drama performances at the end of a long workday," said Maya Washington, filmmaker and author.
Washington always knew of her parents' upbringing in the segregated south. It wasn't until her dad's Michigan State teammate Bubba Smith passed away in 2011 that she had a full understanding of how he and the other Black athletes on that team were pioneers and changemakers.
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