And everyday it must be fought. There's still a long way to go. While we now have a lot of gifted and celebrated black players, we have yet to see many non-white faces in football management and, more importantly, on the terraces. Ruud Gullit is the first and so far only black manager in the English Premier League. What this exhibition tells us is that the battle is being fought and that it can be won.
People love football.
Can there be any better way of showing our children how life should really be lived, free of prejudice, full of respect for other people, inspired only by a regard for the hard work and effort that must underpin any human skill or talent, no matter how great.