Barack Obama awarded Bill Russell the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his lifelong efforts battling systematic racism through protests and vocal opposition.
Russell, the 11-time Celtics champion, died on Sunday at 88.
Barack Obama Gives Bill Russell Presidential Medal of Freedom
Barack Obama awarded Bill Russell the Presidential Medal of Freedom and urged Boston to build him a statue in 2010. Russell died at 88 on Sunday.
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