This study provided an historical examination of experiences of Eastern Washington University African-American Athletes, as well as their Coaches, and Athletic Directors. The interviewees all attended Eastern during the 60\u27s and 70\u27s. Three African-American players, four coaches who coached them, and three Athletic Director\u27s were interviewed in the study. This study examines how African-American athletes at Eastern were influenced by other African-American athletes or leaders from the 60\u27s through the early 70\u27s. The study also investigates whether or not the Cheney Community was directly affected by these changes that occurred in the 60\u27s through the early 70\u27s. This study shows that Eastern Washington University was directly affected by the civil unrest that was occurring in the United States. This study also identified many protests which took place at Eastern, and one in particular a clinched fist incident that rivaled Tommie Smith\u27s and John Carlos clinched fist in the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico. There is evidence in this study that there were some racial tensions throughout the 60\u27s and 70\u27s, which Coaches, and Athletic Directors had to deal with
