Sports Race

Dallas football team. photo by Roland Dawson. 

"Football in the South is the history of race in the South. The Dallas Cowboys football team enjoyed being the pride of the South, as their representation in the league! The Washington DC team settled into the District of Columbia to become the Southern competition of the Cowboys! From the city named in honor of Christopher Columbus, and his murder/slavery legacy, and the link between this history and the South's commitment to those same values, the football games can continue their allegiance with this value system. But, that is the perspective of an Indian man, whose recollections in this equation is of no importance in the game of football and the culture of the fans, who play their part in this social construct!" - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 10/26/17