On this episode of the World Champions Podcast hear about the other side of the social divide and explore professional wrestling's history with racism. Europeans and their descendants almost exclusively made the early history of wrestling but, to a large degree, it was because they forced non-white people out of consideration. Early black grapplers like Viro Small showed that black people had the ability, but racial prejudices held them back. Hispanics, Asians, and American Indians also struggled under the racial ideas that prevailed in pre-war America. Not only did two such stars earn the nickname "Black Panther" -- Jim Mitchell, a black man, and Enrique Torres, Hispanic -- but one would become renowned for his exceptional skill and toughness, the sleeper legend Luther Lindsay. The artwork on the episode image is from a Parkhurst wrestling card (#83) depicting Luther Lindsay.