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The Harlem Globetrotters in the Soviet Union
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:09:02
Publish Date: 2015-01-10 03:00:00
Description: In 1959, the Harlem Globetrotters paid an unlikely Cold War visit to the Soviet Union. Their mixture of athleticism and American-style entertainment eventually won over basketball fans in Moscow and earned them hugs from Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev. Former Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon talks to Sporting Witness. (Photo: The Harlem Globetrotters arriving in Moscow in 1959. Credit: Harlem Globetrotters International)
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