Fifty years ago, six women protested at the start line of the NYC Marathon and changed history
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 5, 2022
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SIX WOMEN SIT and hold signs written in marker on white poster board, their legs crisscrossed, shoulder to shoulder at the start line of the third New York City Marathon on Oct. 1, 1972. They sit for 10 minutes.
The signs are misspelled, written the night before, and read: "The AAU is archaic," "The AAU is midevil," and "Hey AAU this . . .
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