West Indies cricketing great Michael Holding has used a dark day of test cricket to shine a spotlight on racism, with a powerful message backing 'Black Lives Matter'.
With rain and poor light delaying the start of play between England and the Windies at Southampton, Holding held court with fellow TV commentators on the subject of race, enthralling viewers with his observations, while appearing close to tears.
When they finally emerged, players knelt at the start of play to show their support for the social justice campaign that has found new voice in recent weeks, after the death of black man George Floyd at the hands of white Minnesota police officers.
The West Indies players wore one black glove each, a tribute to the famed 1968 Olympics protest of American sprinters John Carlos and Tommie Smith.
Sportspeople have been among high-profile celebrities around the world to speak out against mistreatment of racial minorities and Holding has bent his back to the cause.
"Education is important, unless we want to continue living the life that we are living, and continuing having demonstrations every now and again," he says.
"What people need to understand is this thing stems from a long time ago - hundreds of years ago. The dehumanisation of the black race is where it started.
"People will tell you, 'it happened a long time ago, get over it'. No, you don't get over things like that - society has not gotten over something like that."
Holding alluded to the recent incident in New York's Central Park, where white woman Amy Cooper laid a police complaint against black birdwatcher Christian Cooper, alleging he threatened her life.
He recorded the exchange on video and she was later charged with filing a false police report. The incident occurred on the same day Floyd died.
"If she did not have in her DNA the thought process that she was white, this man is black," says Holding. "If I call a police officer, nine times out of 10 he's going to be white and I'm going to be considered right immediately.
"The black guy will have to prove he's not guilty and by the time he proves he's not guilty, he might be dead. She had that in her mind from day one, that is why she said and did what she did.
"How do you get rid of that in society? By educating both sides, black and white."
Holding insists history has "brainwashed" both black and white into accepting certain stereotypes that were wrong.
"Think about religion," he says. "Look at the image they give of Jesus Christ - pale skin, blond hair, blue eyes.
"Where Jesus came from, who in that part of the world looks that way? That's the brainwashing to show you what perfection is.
"Judas, who betrayed Jesus, is a black man, again brainwashing people to thinking he's the bad man."
Holding uses the example of American Thomas Edison being credited for inventing the light bulb.
"Thomas Edison invented a light bulb with paper filament that burnt out in no time at all," he says. "Can you tell me who invented the filament that makes these lights shine throughout?
"Nobody knows, because it's a black man. I was not taught in schools... Lewis Howard Latimer invented the carbon filament to allow lights to continue to shine.
"History is written by the conqueror, not by those who are conquered. Until we educate the entire human race, this thing will not stop."
The sermon has been greeted with wide acclaim on social media, with some describing it as "probably the most powerful speech on racism in the last few weeks".
