# Were the Harlem Globetrotters ever accused of being racist entertainment?

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**Created:** [January 31, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-harlem-globetrotters-ever-accused-of-being-racist-entertainment/648938 "2013-01-31T19:12:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-harlem-globetrotters-ever-accused-of-being-racist-entertainment/648938/21 "2013-02-07T01:43:32Z")

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> [@hogarth](#):
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> [Here’s an article from 2000 detailing a game between the Globetrotters and the Michigan State Spartans, who were ranked 3rd at the time.](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/news/2000/11/13/spartans_globetrotters_ap/)

Thanks! Very interesting. Although they lost to the Spartans that year, it said they beat NCAA Division II champion Metro State of Colorado 76-69, for what it’s worth.

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