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In a letter sent to University of Kentucky president Eli Capilouto, the faculty members argued that Rupp’s name “has come to stand for racism and exclusion” and “alienates Black students,...
Racist words don't tell the whole story of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp. Tim Sullivan. Louisville Courier Journal. 0:04. 1:36. Without explicitly calling Adolph Rupp a racist, faculty...
Bolin wrote that Rupp, who also owned cattle, said he wouldn’t give the buckles “to my n—– on the farm.” Rupp has many defenders who insist he was not a racist. They cite Rupp’s attempts to recruit Unseld and Beard, and how he helped Black high school star Jim Tucker get a scholarship to Duquesne in 1951
"The Adolph Rupp name has come to stand for racism and exclusion in UK athletics and alienates Black students, fans, and attendees," write the faculty of the African-American and Africana...
The narrative has become this: that Adolph Rupp was a racist. Some will tell you that Rupp used language considered extremely racially insensitive today. Some will tell you that he didn’t...
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Given the climate in America today when it comes to race relations, it was inevitable that a debate would open up about Rupp Arena and its namesake. To many, the thought of Adolph Rupp still kindles the notion not of basketball, but of racism and segregation.
A historical overview which visits the question of whether Kentucky Basketball coach Adolph Rupp was overtly racist as he is often accused of or the victim of sloppy and mean-spritied journalism.
