Across the Line Tales of the First Black Basketball Players in the Acc and Sec

Now thoroughly revised and updated, Across the Line recounts the experiences of the pioneering African-American basketball players at 18 colleges in the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences, the South's most prominent, historically white intercollegiate leagues.

About the author

Barry Jacobs has covered college basketball as well as news and other sports since 1976 for numerous publications, among them the New York Times, Washington Post, GQ, People, Oceans, the Saturday Evening Post and the Sporting News. He is the author of four books, including Coach K's Little Blue Book, The World According to Dean, and Three Paths to Glory. For 14 years he wrote the Fan’s Guide to ACC Basketball. He also served as an elected county commissioner for 20 years and supervises Moorefields, an historic site near Hillsborough, NC.

Summary

Across the Line recounts the experiences of the pioneering African-American basketball players at 18 schools in the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences, the South's most prominent, historically white intercollegiate leagues.

Product details

• Authors: Barry Jacobs, Jacobs Barry
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.11.2022
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Guides > Sport > Ball sport
• EAN: 9781493069217
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-6921-7
• Pages: 454
• Subjects: Basketball, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Vanderbilt University;Wake Forest University