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A four-part documentary series, "Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback" tells the various stories of football pioneers in the social, cultural and political contexts of their times. The professional football establishment has always closely mirrored America's political, business and social establishment. And more than any other position in any sport, each incredible individual tale of a Black quarterback who overcame injustice has mirrored the country's checkered road to equal opportunity.
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S1, EP1 "Resistance"
As recently as 1968, it was widely believed in the NFL that Black people lacked the character to play QB; into that hostility wade three pioneers who would be the first Black QBs to crack NFL starting lineups: Marlin Briscoe, Joe Gilliam and James Harris.
S1, EP2 "Alternative Route"
Just as show business in the 1970s typecast Black characters, so did the NFL; star college QBs like Tony Dungy are switched to lesser positions by their pro teams; others, like future Hall of Famer Warren Moon, take alternative routes.
S1, EP3 "Race to the Top"
While Ronald Reagan campaigns and governs on a wave of white backlash against Black progress in the '70s and '80s, Doug Williams endures racial bias and personal tragedy to become the first Black QB to win a Super Bowl.
S1, EP4 "The Quarterbacks of the Future"
Black QBs of the '80s and '90s revolutionized how the position would be played forever after; Randall Cunningham, Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick introduced the previously forbidden "Black style" to QB play and redefined the position.
