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OU football: Players participate in 'Better Together' march against racism

Several Oklahoma football players were among a group of OU students who participated in the 'Better Together' march against racism Thursday morning.

Several OU Football players at the rally today including Kenneth Murray, Grant Calcaterra, Robert Barnes, and many more #Soonerspic.twitter.com/KNtUiStoBL

— Josh Callaway (@JoshCallaway714) January 24, 2019

The march is in response to a video that surfaced last Friday of an OU student wearing blackface and using a racist slur. Another OU student filmed the video. Both students have withdrawn from the university.

University of Oklahoma students and others hold signs during a Rally to Stop Racism, hosted by the Black Student Association, on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. The rally was in response to a video that surfaced on social media of an OU student in blackface. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman