A modern example of vindication...
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A modern example of vindication was reported in the May 30th edition of Jet Magazine which focused on the tragic story of Jack Trice. Trice was the first black athlete at Ames College (which later became Iowa State University). A number of colleges refused to play Ames with Trice on board, but on October 6, 1923, he played his first and last football game.
Trice, a married honor student, who financially supported his entire family, was not shaken even when housed separately from his teammates on this away trip. Early on against Minnesota, Trice broke his collarbone; yet he continued. Later, he was more seriously injured and was rushed to a Minneapolis hospital. For questionable reasons, Trice was refused admittance, was loaded onto a straw bed in the pull man car of a train, and sent to an Iowa hospital where he died.
After his death, donations poured in for his family; the team wore black armbands for the remainder of the season; and a plaque with the text of a pre-game note by him was displayed on the gymnasium. Through the years, both plaque and memories were laid aside. In 1973, the plaque resurfaced and the student government fought for the next fifteen years to restore Trice to his place of honor. It took sixty-five years from his death for his full vindication. Grudgingly, the university's playing field was named after Trice by the administration and a bronze statue of him graces the campus.
Trice, a married honor student, who financially supported his entire family, was not shaken even when housed separately from his teammates on this away trip. Early on against Minnesota, Trice broke his collarbone; yet he continued. Later, he was more seriously injured and was rushed to a Minneapolis hospital. For questionable reasons, Trice was refused admittance, was loaded onto a straw bed in the pull man car of a train, and sent to an Iowa hospital where he died.
After his death, donations poured in for his family; the team wore black armbands for the remainder of the season; and a plaque with the text of a pre-game note by him was displayed on the gymnasium. Through the years, both plaque and memories were laid aside. In 1973, the plaque resurfaced and the student government fought for the next fifteen years to restore Trice to his place of honor. It took sixty-five years from his death for his full vindication. Grudgingly, the university's playing field was named after Trice by the administration and a bronze statue of him graces the campus.
