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Fifty-four years ago, Vernon Earl Monroe (aka Earl the Pearl | Black Jesus) was featured in the March 6, 1967 issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED while he was playing basketball at Winston-Salem State. Frank Deford wrote these words: Winston-Salem, N.C. The State College there has a student body almost all Negro, and the entire team is colored. This gave me the opportunity to witness a basketball phenomenon—Negro players sitting on the bench. The way it is these day, a Negro is offered a scholarship on Earl Monroe, Wilt Chamberlain, Nba Basketball Art, The Golden Boy, Black Jesus, Basketball Photography, Tall People, Student Body, Sports Hero

Fifty-four years ago, Vernon Earl Monroe (aka Earl the Pearl | Black Jesus) was featured in the March 6, 1967 issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED while he was playing basketball at Winston-Salem State. Frank Deford wrote these words: Winston-Salem, N.C. The State College there has a student body almost all Negro, and the entire team is colored. This gave me the opportunity to witness a basketball phenomenon—Negro players sitting on the bench. The way it is these day, a Negro is offered a scholarship…

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