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The first Southeastern Conference school to field an African American athlete was the University of Kentucky in 1950. They welcomed Nat Northington, a running back from Louisville, to their football team. This was a monumental moment in the history of the SEC and college athletics as a whole, as it marked the first time that an African American athlete had been allowed to compete in the conference. Northington's presence on the team was a major step forward in the fight for racial equality in college sports.
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