901 FC sets soccer aside to march for ‘unity, togetherness’ and compassion
The Memphis 901 FC soccer team decided to forgo their Aug. 29, 2020 game against North Carolina FC to protest racial injustice. The team instead decided to walk from AutoZone Park to the National Civil Rights Museum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Memphis 901 FC soccer team decided to forgo their Aug. 29, 2020 game against North Carolina FC to protest racial injustice. The team instead decided to walk from AutoZone Park to the National Civil Rights Museum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Athalia Marsh-Brown, daughter of Memphis 901 FC forward Keanu Marsh-Brown, waits outside of the National Civil Rights Museum Aug. 27, 2020 underneath the spot where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Joseph Cox thanks the Memphis 901 FC soccer team as they walk to the National Civil Rights Museum after choosing to not play their scheduled game to protest against racial injustice. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis 901 FC forward Keanu Marsh-Brown holds his daughter Athalia in front of the I Am a Man mural in South Main Aug. 29, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Team forgoes league game in response to Jacob Blake shooting, choosing to visit National Civil Rights Museum.
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United Soccer League Memphis 901 FC Tim Mulqueen Tim Howard Keanu Marsh-Brown social protest National Civil Rights Museum I Am A Man PlazaJohn Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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