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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Talks about Experiencing Racism with Coach Wooden (5/18/17)

By John Wooden — 2017

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about his book, Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court, including Coach Wooden’s reaction to witnessing racism.

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