Scene 3 – Eddie and Cassius Go to a Whites Only Diner
3:50
Grades: 5 - 12
Video Description: In this scene from “And In this Corner…Cassius Clay” by Idris Goodwin, Cassius returns home to Louisville after his gold medal victory at the Olympics and is honored by the Mayor with a key to the city. But does that key allow him and his friend Eddie to eat at a “whites only” diner?
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