Show Notes
Chris Richards (USMNT and Crystal Palace), who grew up in the city (Birmingham, Alabama) that Martin Luther King, Jr., once called “the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States,” is using his platform to fight racism in soccer
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Chris Richards
Mark McKenzie (USMNT and Genk)
Chris Gloster (New York City FC)
Ken Richards (Chris’ father)
Laurent Dubois (University of Virginia history professor)
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