The main thing i gathered from the article and video is that Abe worked at a time when there was a transitional period for black people and America. He definitely was in the right place and the right time.
I've seen ranges of Wilt's contract from 1958 for his Globetrotter season, but he was the highest paid basketball athlete at the time to the tune of $50K-$62K. For reference, Bob Cousy was earning 25K a year during the same time period.
He had a hand in Satchel Paige getting an MLB pension.
He definitely played into the stereotypes of minstrel shows and those early 1900s circus type shows. As Bill Russell said, he didn't want to be seen as a clown. It's interesting how the article was spinning it's wheels and tried not to give too much about the book.
From the interview I can definitely see them leading towards the perspective that he harmed black folks in the short term, but his long term legacy was worth it. I'll keep the book on my radar and see where they actually landed with their reporting.
