PDF Black Slaves; Indian Masters: Slavery; Emancipation; and Citizenship in the Native American South by Barbara Krauthamer in History

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Among many legendary episodes from the life and career of men's basketball coach Dean Smith; few loom as large as his recruitment of Charlie Scott; the first African American scholarship athlete at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Drawn together by college basketball in a time of momentous change; Smith and Scott helped transform a university; a community; and the racial landscape of sports in the South. But there is much more to this story than is commonly told. In Game Changers; Art Chansky reveals an intense saga of race; college sport; and small-town politics. At the center were two young men; Scott and Smith; both destined for greatness but struggling through challenges on and off the court; among them the storms of civil rights protest and the painfully slow integration of a Chapel Hill far less progressive than its reputation today might suggest. Drawing on extensive personal interviews and a variety of other sources; Chansky takes readers beyond the basketball court to highlight the community that supported Smith and Scott during these demanding years; from assistant basketball coach John Lotz to influential pastor the Reverend Robert Seymour to pioneering African American mayor Howard Lee. Dispelling many myths that surround this period; Chansky nevertheless offers an ultimately triumphant portrait of a student-athlete and coach who ensured the University of North Carolina would never be the same.