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Heritage Project — ‘Lonely as Hell’

February 21, 2022

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A white graduate student at U-M named John Behee explored how many Black athletes had played for U-M, and he found several of the 187 who lettered at U-M before 1972. Their conversations — including Willis Ward, who said “It was lonely. Lonely as hell.” — are preserved on tape at the Bentley Historical Library. — Read the full story on the Heritage Project. Click on the image to enlarge.

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