Burgess Owens : (3)

" Dubois, later in his life, would join the Communist party and renounce his American citizenship. His ‘integration at all costs’ message would, decades later, continue to influence the community’s self-perception. " - Burgess Owens

" We need to step up because our past generations did their jobs; we now need to do ours. " - Burgess Owens

" On our way to the Super Bowl XV Championship, the Oakland Raiders played a frigid 1981 AFC playoff game in Cleveland, in which the temperatures plunged to -35 degrees. I remember looking up in the stands to see a dedicated Cleveland Brown fan celebrating topless. " - Burgess Owens