These black men made real sports history2007-02-10 · Stockton Record,CA
William Richmond of Staten Island, NY, a free black man, fought English boxing champion Tom Cribb for the title Oct. 8, 1805, in England.…
Black athletes are slaves: NY Times columnist2006-11-21 · Princeton University The Daily Princetonian, United States
The near defeat of British boxing champion Tom Cribb by Thomas Molineaux, a freed slave, serves as early example of the simultaneous renown and discouragement that black athletes faced, Rhoden said.…