Event Title
Denying Southern: Rewriting the Unwritten Rule in College Basketball
Location
Bunch Library Multimedia Hall
Start Date
4-3-2020 3:45 PM
End Date
4-3-2020 4:00 PM
Publication Date
Spring 3-4-2020
Description
As racial change swept the country in the 1960s, many parts of the United States lagged behind as unwritten rules dictated race relations in the South. Although unofficial, these rules directed appropriate codes of behavior for many Southerners and influenced all aspects of life, even basketball. To go against this code was to deny the Southern heritage. This presentation details the story of one team who challenged this rule and in doing so, rewrote the unwritten rule of college basketball in the South.
Recommended Citation
Kleinmann, Christie, "Denying Southern: Rewriting the Unwritten Rule in College Basketball" (2020). enLightening Talks. 9.
https://repository.belmont.edu/enlightening/Spring_2020/multimedia_hall_spring_2020/9
Klienmann Audio
denying southern.pptx (307 kB)
Kleinmann Slides
Denying Southern: Rewriting the Unwritten Rule in College Basketball
Bunch Library Multimedia Hall
As racial change swept the country in the 1960s, many parts of the United States lagged behind as unwritten rules dictated race relations in the South. Although unofficial, these rules directed appropriate codes of behavior for many Southerners and influenced all aspects of life, even basketball. To go against this code was to deny the Southern heritage. This presentation details the story of one team who challenged this rule and in doing so, rewrote the unwritten rule of college basketball in the South.
