More Than Rivals: A Championship Game and a Friendship That Moved a Town Beyond Black and White Audiobook
More Than Rivals: A Championship Game and a Friendship That Moved a Town Beyond Black and White Audiobook
- Roscoe Orman
- Christianaudio.com
- 2016-07-07
- 10 h 17 min
Summary:
An Inspiring True Story Occur the Midst from the Civil Rights Period
By 1970, racial pressure was at a breaking point in the southern city of Gallatin, Tennessee. Desegregation experienced emotions working high. The city was a powder keg ready to erupt. Nonetheless it was also within the verge of something amazing.
Eddie Sherlin and Expenses Ligon were males growing through to opposite sides from the monitors who distributed a enthusiasm for golf ball. They understood the barriers that divided them–some physical landmarks plus some concealed in the heart–but those barriers melted away when the children were on the courtroom. After many years of playing wherever they could find a hoop, Eddie and Bill inserted the rigors of their particular high school groups. And at the end of the 1970 time of year, all-white Gallatin High and all-black Union Large faced each other inside a once-in-a-lifetime championship game. What occurred that night time would challenge Eddie and Bill–and transform their town.
Readers will like this fast-paced true story of courage, perseverance, character, and forgiveness.