An event scheduled for tomorrow at noon at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center as part of Black History Month observances is causing quite a stir.
Max Brantley at the Arkansas Time Blog posts a pastoral letter from Wendell Griffen raising questions about the event, which will feature former Razorback Athletic Director Frank Broyles discussing the racial integration of Arkansas sports.
When FM 89 News did a story previewing this event a week ago, we specifically asked a spokesman for the MTCC why Broyles was being honored in this way. Jajuan Johnson told us the event was the brainchild of Muskie Harris, an African-American former Razorback who was also a Republican candidate for Lt. Governor in 1990.
You may remember that Broyles coached the Hogs in the nation's last major sporting event played by two all-white teams. The picture above is of Broyles (left) and Texas coach Darrell Royal after the Longhorns' 15-14 win over the Razorbacks in 1969 for the national college football championship.
President Richard Nixon flew into Fayetteville for the historic event. Here he is at the game with (from left) Arkansas Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt, Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, U.S. Senators Fulbright and McClellan and Texas Congressman George H.W. Bush.
(I think I have these right.)
This is one of those important pictures in Arkansas history, like this one.
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