{"id":63126,"date":"2018-10-02T10:59:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T15:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=63126"},"modified":"2018-10-02T10:59:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T15:59:43","slug":"key-figure-in-basketball-racial-history-to-speak-on-overcoming-adversity-nevil-shed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/key-figure-in-basketball-racial-history-to-speak-on-overcoming-adversity-nevil-shed\/","title":{"rendered":"Key figure in basketball, racial history to speak on overcoming adversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UWM community has a chance to meet a major figure in basketball and race in America when Nevil Shed speaks about overcoming adversity Thursday, Oct. 4, at 9 a.m. in the Student Union Fireside Lounge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63128\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63128\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/nevilshed250x300-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nevil Shed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shed, nicknamed \u201cThe Shadow\u201d for his defensive abilities, was a member of the 1966 NCAA national championship basketball team, the first to feature an all-black starting lineup. The story was highlighted in the 2006 movie, \u201cGlory Road.\u201d The movie will be shown at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Fireside Lounge, followed by at Q&amp;A with Shed.<\/p>\n<p>The movie won an ESPY award as best sports movie, and the entire team was later inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The movie was also nominated for a Humanitas Award for its portrayal of racism, discrimination and student athletics in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Shed\u2019s team, the Texas Western Miners, defeated powerhouse University of Kentucky 72-65 in that March 19, 1966, championship game. 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