Babe Zaharias (sports fans may now her as Mildred "Babe" Didrikson) is getting a "Medal of Freedom" today. Let's talk about how Black sportswomen were treated by her ⬇️ https://twitter.com/bgittleson/status/1347193655665287171
Tidye Pickett, the first Black American woman to compete in the Olympic Games, confronted her.

Text is from the book "Olympic Pride, American Prejudice" https://bookshop.org/a/16891/9781501162152
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