The faces on the walls

Recommended reading: Alan Schwartz’s New York Times piece on Baltimore Ravens’ cornerback Domonique Foxworth and his personal museum of artifacts of the civil rights movement.

Foxworth has mementos of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, Rosa Parks, Tommie Smith and Thurgood Marshall.

Says Foxworth: "Not often, but on occasion I feel guilty. I have all this because I run real fast and I tackle people. I recognize why I’ve been able to do this. It’s not all because of me or my family or my teammates or my coaches. It’s more because of the faces on the walls in my basement."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/sports/football/15foxworth.html