Charlie Scott's influence as integration pioneer at North Carolina still being felt
Posted Sep 7, 2018
Even as a young man, the burden Charlie Scott was carrying wasn't lost on him. In 1967, Scott, a native of New York became the first black athlete to play at North Carolina. The way he carried himself as a student, a basketball player and person helped the paved the way for other players who followed. On Friday, Charlie Scott will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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