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Across the Line: Tales of the First Black Basketball Players in the ACC and SEC (Revised and Updated) Spiral-Bound | 2022-11-01

Barry Jacobs

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Now thoroughly revised and updated, Across the Line recounts the experiences of the pioneering African-American basketball players at 18 colleges in the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences, the South's most prominent, historically white intercollegiate leagues.
Publisher: Lyons Press
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 454 pages
ISBN-10: 0385425309
Item Weight: 1.6 lbs
Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.0 x 8.7 inches

"Across the Line has become one of my treasured historic documents. This book delivers a thorough answer to the question 'What is it like to be the first ONE?' Being 'first' assures your place in history!"

-George Raveling, pioneering Black basketball coach and Nike executive

Barry Jacobs has covered college basketball as well as news and other sports since 1976 for numerous publications, among them the New York Times, Washington Post, GQ, People, Oceans, the Saturday Evening Post and the Sporting News. He is the author of four books, including Coach K's Little Blue Book, The World According to Dean, and Three Paths to Glory. For 14 years he wrote the Fan's Guide to ACC Basketball. He also served as an elected county commissioner for 20 years and supervises Moorefields, an historic site near Hillsborough, NC.