Integrated - The Lincoln Institute, Basketball, and a Vanished Tradition

Featuring accounts from former Lincoln Institute players, students, and teachers, Integrated not only documents the story of a fractured sports tradition but addresses the far-reaching impact of the civil rights movement in the South.

About the author

James W. Miller is the retired athletics director at the University of New Orleans. Prior to his tenure there, he spent eleven years as a newspaper reporter and twenty-one years in the NFL, where he held positions with the New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, and Chicago Bears. He is the author of Where the Water Kept Rising.

Summary

Explores an often ignored aspect of America's struggle for racial equality. James W. Miller relates the story of the Lincoln Institute - an all-black high school in Shelby County, Kentucky, where students prospered both in the classroom and on the basketball court. This evocative book is enriched by tales of individual courage from men who defied comfort and custom.

Product details

• Authors: James W Miller, James W. Miller
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780813169118
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-6911-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Race and Sports
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Basketball, Geschichte des Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball, Sports & Recreation, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies