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First day of #BlackHistoryMonth 
and over at @LWOProWrestling we'll be celebrating #BlackWrestlingHistory all month long with new and archived pieces. We'll start with this from February 2018, a look at Viro Small, the first African-American wrestling star. https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2018/02/01/viro-small-first-african-american-wrestler/
and over at @LWOProWrestling we'll be celebrating #BlackWrestlingHistory all month long with new and archived pieces. We'll start with this from February 2018, a look at Viro Small, the first African-American wrestling star. https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2018/02/01/viro-small-first-african-american-wrestler/
Continuing a thread of #BlackWrestlingHistory for #BlackHistoryMonth , we go back to a piece from February 2018, looking at Ethel Johnson, the first African-American woman wrestling star, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2018/02/01/ethel-johnson-first-african-american-female-wrestler/
, we go back to a piece from February 2018, looking at Ethel Johnson, the first African-American woman wrestling star, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2018/02/01/ethel-johnson-first-african-american-female-wrestler/
New entry on our thread for #BlackWrestlingHistory for #BlackHistoryMonth looks at two brothers, Black Butcher Johnson & Johnny Kwango, who were two of the early Black stars in UK wrestling from the 1930s until the 1980s, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/02/02/black-butcher-johnson-johnny-kwango-uk/
looks at two brothers, Black Butcher Johnson & Johnny Kwango, who were two of the early Black stars in UK wrestling from the 1930s until the 1980s, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/02/02/black-butcher-johnson-johnny-kwango-uk/
Continuing the thread of #BlackWrestlingHistory from @LWOProWrestling for #BlackHistoryMonth , one from July 2020 on The Legend of Monty Brown. https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2020/07/24/alpha-male-the-legend-of-monty-brown/
, one from July 2020 on The Legend of Monty Brown. https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2020/07/24/alpha-male-the-legend-of-monty-brown/
Thread of #BlackWrestlingHistory continues for #BlackHistoryMonth with a look at the FULL career of Koko B. Ware in defense of his oft-mocked induction into the WWE Hall of Fame and why he belongs, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2017/08/08/birdman-case-koko-b-ware/
with a look at the FULL career of Koko B. Ware in defense of his oft-mocked induction into the WWE Hall of Fame and why he belongs, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2017/08/08/birdman-case-koko-b-ware/
Another piece of #BlackWrestlingHistory continues for #BlackHistoryMonth looking at Luther Lindsey, the first African-American to challenge for the NWA World's title, when he faced Lou Thesz in 1953, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2018/02/04/luther-lindsay-first-african-american-contender/
looking at Luther Lindsey, the first African-American to challenge for the NWA World's title, when he faced Lou Thesz in 1953, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2018/02/04/luther-lindsay-first-african-american-contender/
With reports of health issues, this instalment of #BlackWrestlingHistory for #BlackHistoryMonth is a deep dive into the career of one of the biggest stars of Mid-South, a star from the 1970s to 1990s in NWA, WWF & WCW, Butch Reed, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/02/03/butch-reed-legacy/
is a deep dive into the career of one of the biggest stars of Mid-South, a star from the 1970s to 1990s in NWA, WWF & WCW, Butch Reed, via @LWOProWrestling https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/02/03/butch-reed-legacy/
Latest instalment for #BlackWrestlingHistory for #BlackHistoryMonth at @LWOProWrestling looks at Dory Dixon, the first Black Lucha star in Mexico, who turned down fame and fortune in the US for true love. https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/02/04/dory-dixon-lucha/
at @LWOProWrestling looks at Dory Dixon, the first Black Lucha star in Mexico, who turned down fame and fortune in the US for true love. https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/02/04/dory-dixon-lucha/
