Transcript of C.L. Brewers' Letter Barring Jack Trice from Playing at the University of Missouri
Source-Dependent Questions
- What is the purpose of this letter?
- Why do you think that Brewer would use phrases like, "you know the conditions here" and "I know that you understand the tradition that a colored man cannot come here?"
- Do you think that Iowa State College would have brought and tried to play Jack Trice if been able to play? What makes you think this?
- How does this quote from The Life and Legacy of Jack Trice essay help to underscore what would happen on the football field: "African Americans who played for predominantly white institutions faced extraordinary hazards and abuse."
Citation Information
Brewer, Chester L., "Chester L. Brewer letter to Samuel W. Beyer regarding football game at University of Missouri," 8 October 1923. Courtesy of Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives