March 15 will mark the 53rd anniversary of the Game of Change -- the historic basketball game when an all-white Mississippi State team defied an unwritten rule barring the school from playing against integrated schools and faced off against a Loyola (Illinois) squad featuring four African-American players, striking a blow against segregated college basketball and for the civil rights movement. (There's a good recap of the game and its importance here.)
With Martin Luther King Day taking place this Monday, Mississippi State's current team will wear Game of Change throwback uniforms for Saturday's game against Tennessee.