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On one hand, the advertisement imbues the wearing of foundation garments with a dreamlike aspect. On the other hand, it describes the purpose of foundation garments with words like “dangerous” and “fatal.” The woman pictured in the advertisement…

Featuring an attractive, red-headed woman wearing bright red lipstick, this advertisement for Cashmere Bouquet “indelible-type lipstick” promises romantic excitement and even a little danger to purchasers of the product. In the lower, right corner…

Patterson fought with a lot more compassion than most fighters did. When asked about his fight with Eddie Machen, he justified his actions by saying that he did not need to hurt Machen more than he was already hurting. He then talks about the hard…

This page opens Part 1 of Jack Olsen’s five-part series on the ‘black athlete’, and it is titled “The Cruel Deception.” Olsen begins the piece by addressing the persistent story of racial opportunity in sports, citing the oft-used phrase “look what…

On this page, Olsen turns his attention to the other part of the cruel deception: the false promise of success and social uplift that sports provides to black youth. Olsen notes the fall-out from this “meaningless dream” is the emergence of a “new…

After establishing the reverence that Hayes’ commanded at the University of Houston, Olsen documents the instant change in the attitude of white Houston residents when Elvin Hayes’ signed with a Sand Diego pro team, rather than the Houston Mavericks.…

Olsen continues to cover the story of Elvin Hayes’, particularly his path to basketball stardom. Hayes’ recalls being less academically successful than his five older siblings, who all had college degrees and excelled in school. Hayes’ remembers…

Olsen resumes his overview of the experience and disadvantages of black collegiate athletes compared to their white counterparts, beginning with a discussion of education in many poorer black communities. Olsen challenges the stereotypes that white…

Olsen interviews Robert Buford, a “19-year-old very black boy” who aspires to be a pro-football player. Buford is exceptionally fast and adept at scoring touchdowns, but he grew up living in cars and often starving. Olsen interviews Buford, allowing…

Olsen continues to pursue the ‘cultural gulf’ between black college athletes and their white peers. Olsen is somewhat forgiving of coaches who recruit black youth who are dismally ill-equipped for college academics, noting that “coaches are paid to…