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Activist accuses UI athletics of exploiting black students by Deborah Gluba The Daily Iowan Recent publicity surrounding the role of black athletes at the UI has raised questions about the quality of life for minorities here. In the Marc 11 [[italics]]Des Moines Register[[end italics]], black activist Harry Edwards charged that the UI is typical of college athletic powers that maintain a "plantation" system of exploiting black football and basketball players. Edward's background as a scholar and spokesperson for black athletes makes his comments worthy of serious consideration,s aid Philip Hubbard, UI vice president for student services. "He speaks from the viewpoint of someone who has been through it," said Hubbard. Edwards was instrumental in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City when two black U.S. athletes raised their fists during award ceremonies in a show of black unity. He is currently an adviser to the National Baseball League to help bring blacks into management. "It is a systematic rip-off," said Edwards, a professor a the University of California-Berkeley who annually lectures on more than 75 college campuses. "This nation's Division I schools, including the University of Iowa, basically don't give a damn about these kids. They have absolutely no conscience in terms of their unethical behavior. "Because of the big money involved in athletics today, they have set up plantations on the campuses of our major universities. The only difference is that instead of having cotton fields they've moved them onto the football field," Edwards said. His comments were made in the wake of testimony during the Chicago federal racketeering trial of sports agents Norby Walters and Lloyd Bloom. Walters and Bloom are accused of paying college athletes, including former UI football players Devon Mitchell and Ronnie Harmon, to sign professional athle- See Racism, Page 1
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Activist accuses UI athletics of exploiting black students by Deborah Gluba The Daily Iowan Recent publicity surrounding the role of black athletes at the UI has raised questions about the quality of life for minorities here. In the Marc 11 [[italics]]Des Moines Register[[end italics]], black activist Harry Edwards charged that the UI is typical of college athletic powers that maintain a "plantation" system of exploiting black football and basketball players. Edward's background as a scholar and spokesperson for black athletes makes his comments worthy of serious consideration,s aid Philip Hubbard, UI vice president for student services. "He speaks from the viewpoint of someone who has been through it," said Hubbard. Edwards was instrumental in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City when two black U.S. athletes raised their fists during award ceremonies in a show of black unity. He is currently an adviser to the National Baseball League to help bring blacks into management. "It is a systematic rip-off," said Edwards, a professor a the University of California-Berkeley who annually lectures on more than 75 college campuses. "This nation's Division I schools, including the University of Iowa, basically don't give a damn about these kids. They have absolutely no conscience in terms of their unethical behavior. "Because of the big money involved in athletics today, they have set up plantations on the campuses of our major universities. The only difference is that instead of having cotton fields they've moved them onto the football field," Edwards said. His comments were made in the wake of testimony during the Chicago federal racketeering trial of sports agents Norby Walters and Lloyd Bloom. Walters and Bloom are accused of paying college athletes, including former UI football players Devon Mitchell and Ronnie Harmon, to sign professional athle- See Racism, Page 1
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