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Game Changers: Dean Smith, Charlie Scott, and the Era That Transformed a Southern College Town
Contributor(s): Chansky, Art (Author)

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ISBN: 1469645491     ISBN-13: 9781469645490
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
Dewey: 796.323
LCCN: 2016023981
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.76" W x 9.46" L (0.73 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
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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 and 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.


Contributor Bio(s): Chansky, Art: - Art Chansky is a veteran sportswriter and author of several books on UNC basketball, including Light Blue Reign and Blue Blood.
 
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