Episode 44: Historic CIAA Football: Lincoln-Hampton Gridron Game at the NY Polo Grounds, 1929

Artifactual Journey

In November 1929, a historic first occurred at the New York Polo Grounds: two Black college football teams played each other. The event drew thousands of fans and dominated Black and white news coverage. In this latest episode, Philip and Veronica discuss this historic sports events, a brief history of the CIAA (known today as the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, formerly the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association), the players, coaches, and pioneering referee of the game and its larger implications for Black America.

For more information, visit the following links:

1) Coach William S. Taylor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_S._Taylor_(American_football)

2) New York Polo Grounds: https://untappedcities.com/2021/03/31/new-yorks-baseball-team-lost-ballpark-polo-grounds/

3) Lincoln-Hampton Football Game: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3B0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1f0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5000%2C4510666

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