Viro Small (Black Sam) was a collar-and-elbow wrestler and boxer of African descent who was active in the late 19th century. He is notable for being one of the first professionals of African descent in these fields in the United States. Small was born into slavery in Buford, South Carolina in 1854. After gaining his […]
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