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The Black History They Buried: Robert Frazier & The Origin of “Negro” College Mascots
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The Black History They Buried: Robert Frazier & The Origin of “Negro” College Mascots

White America has long committed unimaginable atrocities with no consequence or even recognition of their wrongdoings, in large part because they have been so effective at burying their cruelty.

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File:1892 spring first Auburn Tigers football team.jpg
1892, Auburn Football Team, their mascot Rober Frazier pictured in the back center.

No country is better at burying its’ bodies than the United States of America. 

If you are African American, meaning those descendant of enslaved Africans, you already understand that most of our history is one we will never get to know. White America has grown particularl…

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