From the Vault: Bill Russell
Clip: Season 35 Episode 7 | 2m 18s
Bill Russell addressed the thousands of students gathered for the Freedom Stay-Out.
On June 18, 1963, Boston Celtics star and Civil Rights activist Bill Russell addressed the thousands of students who gathered to protest educational inequality and segregation.
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From the Vault: Bill Russell
Clip: Season 35 Episode 7 | 2m 18s
On June 18, 1963, Boston Celtics star and Civil Rights activist Bill Russell addressed the thousands of students who gathered to protest educational inequality and segregation.
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