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TIL Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy rejected a hotel room in 1950 as teammate and first African-American in the NBA Chuck Cooper was denied a room due to the policies of then-segregated Charlotte NC. Cousy insisted on travelling with Cooper on a cramped overnight train instead.

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