Sputnik Monroe: The Wrestler Who Desegregated Memphis

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Apr 15, 202632:56Society & Culture

Before the Civil Rights Movement's major victories of the 1960s, a pro wrestler named Sputnik Monroe was already integrating Memphis, Tennessee one arena at a time. Born Roscoe Brumbaugh in Dodge City, Kansas, Monroe bec...

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