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Podcast: The C.O.W.S.
Episode: The C. O. W. S. Bill Russell's Second Wind Part 1 #RCWilliams
Description: The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 1st study session on the late Bill Russell's 1979 publication, Second Wind: The Memoirs of an Opinionated Man. Russell passed away on July 31st of this year at the age of 88. The NBA titan won eleven championships and was elected to the basketball Hall of Fame. However, he is most known for his counter-racist efforts - which includes lots of writing. We previously discussed the abridged version of Russell's Louisiana childhood in Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns. Gus noted that Wilkerson omits key counter-violence elements to the...