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Across the Line: Tales of the First Black Basketball Players in the ACC and SEC

Across the Line: Tales of the First Black Basketball Players in the ACC and SEC


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In the 1960s, college sports required more than athletic prowess from its African American players. For many pioneering basketball players on 18 teams in the Atlantic and Southeastern conference, playing ball meant braving sometimes menacing crowds during the tumultuous era of civil rights. Perry Wallace feared he would be shot when he first stepped onto a court in his Vanderbilt uniform. During one road game, Georgia's Ronnie Hogue fended off a hostile crowd with a chair. Craig Mobley had to flee the Clemson campus, along with other black students. C.B. Claiborne couldn't attend the Duke team banquet when it was held at an all-white country club. Wendell Hudson's mother cried with heartache when her son decided to play at the University of Alabama, and Al Heartley locked himself in a campus dorm at North Carolina State for safety the night Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. Grounded in the civil rights struggles on campuses throughout the south, the voices of players, coaches, opponents and fans reveal the long-neglected story of race, sports and social history. Barry Jacobs has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, People and other publications. He is the author of several sports books, including Coach K's Little Blue Book. He lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

About the Author :
Barry Jacobs, covered college basketball, as well as news and other sports, for The New York Times, for 20 years. His work has appeared in numerous other publications, including the Boston Globe, Washington Post, Newsday, Village Voice, GQ, People, and the Saturday Evening Post. He is the author of four books, including "Coach K's Little Blue Book," published by Total SportsIllustrated in 2000; "The World According to Dean," published by Total Sports in 1998; and "Three Paths To Glory," published by Macmillan in 1993.

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“For the last three decades, Barry Jacobs has been among the most respected and dedicated sportswriters covering the world of college basketball. Across the Line is his finest work. This book tells the important stories of the brave young men who were only looking to play a game, but ended up making history. Exhaustively researched and eloquently written, Across the Line is a must-read for sports and non-sports fans alike.” --Seth Davis, college basketball analyst, Sports Illustrated/CBS "The author's exhaustive interviews and impeccable research present a gut-wrenchingly clear picture of the obstacles the athletes encountered..This should be required reading for sports fans of all backgrounds." --Kirkus Reviews


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781493069217
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Publisher Imprint: The Lyons Press
  • Height: 222 mm
  • No of Pages: 454
  • Spine Width: 27 mm
  • Weight: 721 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1493069217
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2023
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Tales of the First Black Basketball Players in the ACC and SEC
  • Width: 155 mm


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