Lee Elder Lived a Full, Graceful Life That Too Few Black Men Get To
Subject
Golf; Lee Elder; Sports
Description
As he approached the first hole, Elder silently hoped his opening drive was straight and didn’t hit anyone in the gallery. He prayed no one in the gallery was one of the writers of the hateful letters he’d received, not one of the people who’d called him to threaten, “n****r you’ll never tee it up at Augusta.”
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Shalise Manza Young, Yahoo Sports
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