The video unveiled by the bears before the controversial start of the 1936 recovery jersey

As the Bears were ready to face the Vikings on Sunday, they released a video with several players and president, George McCaskey, on Tuesday night to discuss the controversy surrounding the NFL separation celebration.

They have been selling jerseys since the summer and will wear them for the first time against the Vikings. They were inspired by their 1936 uniforms and black players were banned from 1934 to 1945. The Silhouettes only had a black player in 1952, wrote Jack Silverstein in an article detailing this chapter in NFL history last month.

Activist Jesse Jackson called the team owners of that era, including George Halas of the Bears, in an editorial for the Sun-Times two weeks ago.

"As a founding franchise, our organization is glorious, but it's not perfect," linebacker Danny Trevathan said.

Defensive doorman Akiem Hicks added, "The wearing of this jersey is a sign, a symbol for the people who came before us and who was not allowed to wear it. And now, we have on our shoulders the opportunity to represent not only our culture, but also our city and our team wearing this jersey and becoming the first African-American to do so. "

The Bears also have to wear jerseys, priced at $ 169.99 on the league's website, for the Cowboys home game on Dec. 5. During their 10 home games, including the pre-season, they honor each decade to commemorate this 100th season.

Their video lasted two minutes and included McCaskey, Hicks, Trevathan, quarterback Mitch Trubisky, quarterback Chase Daniel and halfback Trey Burton. This group is the social justice committee of the organization, which was formed last season.

As Hicks said, the focus of the video was that the current team would have the first black players to wear the uniform.

The NFL started as an integrated league but toppled in 1934.

McCaskey said in the video that the reinstatement of the league and the team was "too long to come," and Burton added, "We are proud to be the first African-Americans to put this jersey over our head and take the field to represent this historical franchise and this great city. "