It doesn’t matter who wins the first Super Bowl with two black quarterbacks will make historyis the opinion of American civil rights defenders, such as attorney Ben Crump, and is shared by media from that country on Sunday, February 12, the day the classic game is played at State Farm Stadium in the town of Glendale, Arizona, at 6:30 pm from Ecuador.

The atmosphere is generally festive as this is added to the fact that the star of the highly anticipated halftime show will be the singer Rihanna, born on the Antillean island of Barbados.

The NPR news network reported people who aren’t fans of either of the two battling teams (the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs) but are looking forward to the date because they’re looking for two rival players instead: Jalen Hurts of the Eagles and Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs. Just the fact that you’re African American.

Crump assured that no matter who wins, the meeting will serve as an inspiration for generations of athletes to come.

The emotion is shared Doug Williams, the first black quarterback to participate and win in a league game in Washington, 35 years ago,.

Since then, other black players have reached this position in NFL games, a privilege once reserved for whites. But two African American quarterbacks in one game? Not until now.

This Sunday, both teams will have a black quarterback for the first time in all 57 Super Bowls. Both stars, Mahomes and Hurts, have had impressive seasons and are both finalists for the Associated Press Most Valuable Player Award. Mahomes is the favourite.

Speaking to the media this week, both were aware of the long history of quarterbacks like Doug Williams paving the way for them to now have this opportunity.

“I think about the rich history of this game, and to be a part of it, it’s special,” Hurts said Monday.

“It’s historic,” Mahomes said. “So many people have laid the groundwork for us, and to play with a guy like Jales, who I know is doing well, will make it a special moment that I hope will last forever.”

The NFL has a long tradition of discriminationwith clearly defined limits for black players, who joined the league in the 1950s. Washington, the last tournament to desegregate, recruited its first black player in 1962.

The positions of quarterback, center and linebacker central, regarded by owners, managers and trainers as “intelligence positions”, were the focus of discrimination.

“They thought blacks were inferior, that black quarterbacks couldn’t handle white players in the NFL, they weren’t smart enoughexplains Jason Reid, sports writer for ESPN. They were given more “physical” positions, such as running backs, cornerbacks (cornerbacks), and outside receivers.

“It was believed that if you were a black quarterback in the minor leagues you would be moved to a different position in the NFL. And really, it amounted to systemic racism. Until the opportunity came for the first black quarterback to make his Super Bowl debut, Marlin Briscoe, who got there through a combination of talent and luck: the starter got injured and the replacement couldn’t keep up. He had to play.

then came Warren Moon, the first black quarterback inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.

“So proud to see Jalen and Patrick as the first two African-American quarterbacks to meet in the Super Bowl,” Moon wrote a few days ago as the Eagles and Chiefs qualified for the game. “We’ve come a long way.”