(CNN) An all-Black Georgia high school football team was finally given the recognition it deserves when it was presented with state championship rings 50 years after a historic win. In 1969, the Houston High Indians football team won the state championship -- a first for the city of Perry in middle Georgia. But because it was the era of segregation and Houston High was all-Black, not much was made of the victory. No championship rings or memorabilia. As CNN affiliate WSB put it: "The welcome sign in Perry, in Houston County, reads 'Where Georgia comes together.'

Source: CNN July 15, 2020 16:30 UTC