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What state Jim thrope was born?
Jim Thorpe was born in the state of Oklahoma.
Did Jim Thorpe ever coach?
Yes, Jim Thorpe coached for four years in the NFL. He was coach of the Canton Bulldogs in 1920, the Cleveland Indians in 1921, and the Oorang Indians in 1922 and 1923. His career NFL coaching record was 11-24-1.
Did Jim thorpe keep his medals?
Jim Thorpe played professional baseball in 1909 and 1910. Although the Olympic rules of 1912 didn't forbade anyone athlete who played professionally, the Amateur Athletic Union, in 1913, retro-actively stripped Thrope of his medals. Thorpe wrote a letter asking to be excused: "I hope I will be partly excused by the fact that I was simply an Indian schoolboy and did not know all about such things. In fact, I did not know that I was doing wrong, because I was doing what I knew several other college men had done, except that they did not use their own names." The 1912 rules also states if anyone objected to the winner's medals, a complaint must be made within 30 days after the medals are awarded; the complaint was made in 1913-- six months after the games. In 1982, after the support of U.S. Congress, Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals were re-instated to him with two of Thorpe's children receiving commemorative medals. The original two medals awarded to Jim Thrope were stolen from a museum. The United States was a overtly racist society at that time, and it is widely believed he was stripped of his medals because of racism.
Who were some of the Indians?
Some of the most famous Indians or Native Americans include: Sherman Alexie Black Elk Joseph Brant Ben nighthorse Campbell Dr. Charles Eastman Geronimo Ira Hayes Billy Mills N. Scott Momaday Ely S. Parker Pushmataha Squanto Tecumseh Jim Thorpe Russell Means Robin Maxkii Maria Tallcheif Chris Eska Wilma Mankiller Dennis Banks Leonard Peltier
Did a black create Jim crow law?
Jim Crow laws are a backlash against Reconstruction policies after Reconstruction ended. Most African American lawmakers were unseated before the Jim Crow laws were passed.
