1916: first #CopaAmerica in Argentina. Uruguay picked two black players, Juan Delgado and Isabelino Gradin. Their first opponent Chile objected to "slaves" and "Africans." Gradin scored twice in a 4-0 win. Argentina media mocked "the monkeys." The champions? Uruguay #CopaFacts pic.twitter.com/lEEfgsd6yo
— Africa is a Country (@africasacountry) June 15, 2019
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“Wisdom that will bless I, who live in the spiral joy born at the utter end of a black prayer.” • — Keiji Haino
“The subject of human creativity is not an ethnic-centric, but a composite subject.” • — Anthony Braxton
“… It is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.” • — The Marquis de Sade
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