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Baltimore's Taylor Branch, the acclaimed civil rights historian, turns his attention to the big business of college sports in a provocative piece just published by The Atlantic. In "The Shame of College Sports," Branch claims it's hypocritical for sports fans to be outraged when student-athletes accept gifts and/or cash, because schools and private firms make billions of dollars off collage sports. It's all based on a "plantation" mentality, says Branch, who doesn't use that comparison lightly.
You can read the piece here.
