{"id":3209,"date":"2014-04-24T20:02:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T20:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/?p=3209"},"modified":"2022-05-27T22:51:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T22:51:16","slug":"watch-meadowlark-lemon-the-harlem-globetrotters-mission-to-russia-during-the-cold-war-in-video-from-harlem-with-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/watch-meadowlark-lemon-the-harlem-globetrotters-mission-to-russia-during-the-cold-war-in-video-from-harlem-with-love","title":{"rendered":"Watch Meadowlark Lemon & the Harlem Globetrotter’s Mission to Russia During the Cold War in Video ‘From Harlem With Love’"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESPN has recently released their latest short film, from Matt Ogens, titled “From Harlem With Love,” as part of their 30 for 30 documentary short series. The film, “From Harlem With Love,” chronicles the journey of the legendary “Clown Prince of Basketball,” Meadowlark Lemon<\/a> and the Harlem Globetrotters as they embark on a mission to Moscow to diffuse international hostilities with their signature brand of humor.<\/p>\n

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Those of us who lived through the cold war will well remember that tensions between the USSR and the United States were high in 1959, with the seemingly constant threat of nuclear war. As designated United States Goodwill Ambassadors, it was Meadowlark Lemon and the Harlem Globetrotters who traveled to the heart of the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War and bridged a cultural gap many thought would stand forever.<\/p>\n

Watch the video and take a Journey back in time in “From Harlem With Love”.<\/strong><\/p>\n