Wielding Religion: The (Mis)Use of God In Southern Sports
Location
Janet Ayers Conference Room JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
26-9-2022 11:00 AM
End Date
26-9-2022 11:50 AM
Description
When the 1963 Mississippi State men’s basketball team made it to the NCAA national tournament, they faced fierce opposition, but not from their on-the-court opponents. Southern residents and government officials conspired to keep the team at home rather than risk the team’s play against desegregated teams. A chief ploy in their efforts—religion. This presentation describes the (mis)use of religion by “God-fearing” Mississippians to prohibit racially integrated play in Southern college sports.
Recommended Citation
Kleinmann, Christie, "Wielding Religion: The (Mis)Use of God In Southern Sports" (2022). Humanities Symposium. 4.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2022/2022/4
Wielding Religion: The (Mis)Use of God In Southern Sports
Janet Ayers Conference Room JAAC 4094
When the 1963 Mississippi State men’s basketball team made it to the NCAA national tournament, they faced fierce opposition, but not from their on-the-court opponents. Southern residents and government officials conspired to keep the team at home rather than risk the team’s play against desegregated teams. A chief ploy in their efforts—religion. This presentation describes the (mis)use of religion by “God-fearing” Mississippians to prohibit racially integrated play in Southern college sports.
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