2005 Black History Program

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Carl Eller related to the students what life was like as an African American, on and off the football field, in the 1960s.

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<i>USA Today</i>'s sportswriter Jarrett Bell discussed the role of the media in social change.

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Fendrich R. Clark, a professor in the Communications Department at Mount Union College, shared a historical perspective to race relations in the United States.

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Nearly 500 students visited the Hall of Fame for the seminar. Hundreds of others were conferenced in via distance learning technology (see monitors at center).

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Students listened intently to the discussion in the Hall's NFL Films Theater.

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Jarrett Bell discussed his early life growing up in Detroit, which was the site of the country's largest race riot during the 1960s.

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Excited students posed for a photo with Carl Eller.

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Students from Glenoak High School had their photo taken with the guest panel.

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The panel fielded a wide range of questions from participating students.