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More than rivals, a championship game and a friendship that moved a town beyond black and white, by Ken Abraham

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More than rivals, a championship game and a friendship that moved a town beyond black and white, by Ken Abraham

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

More than rivals

Medium

large print

Oclc number

946906154

Responsibility statement

by Ken Abraham

Sub title

a championship game and a friendship that moved a town beyond black and white

Summary

By 1970, racial tension was high in Gallatin, Tennessee. Eddie Sherlin and Bill Ligon grew up on opposite sides of the tracks, playing basketball together wherever they found a hoop. Years later, the boys faced each other in a championship game between their segregated high schools. What happened that night would challenge Eddie and Bill -- and transform their town

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