African-American & Black, Basketball, History of Sports, African-American Studies 

In the 1960s, college sports required more than athletic prowess from its African American players. For many pioneering basketball players on 18 teams in the Atlantic and Southeastern conference, playing ball meant braving sometimes menacing crowds during the tumultuous era of civil rights. Perry Wallace feared he would be shot when he first stepped onto a court in his Vanderbilt uniform. During one road game, Georgia’s Ronnie Hogue fended off a hostile crowd with a chair. Craig Mobley had to flee the Clemson campus, along with other black students. C.B. Claiborne couldn’t attend the Duke team banquet when it was held at an all-white country club. Wendell Hudson’s mother cried with heartache when her son decided to play at the University of Alabama, and Al Heartley locked himself in a campus dorm at North Carolina State for safety the night Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated. Grounded in the civil rights struggles on campuses throughout the south, the voices of players, coaches, opponents and fans reveal the long-neglected story of race, sports and social history. Barry Jacobs has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, People and other publications. He is the author of several sports books, including Coach K’s Little Blue Book. He lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.- from Amazon 

pt. 1. Vanguard. An uneasy fit / Billy Jones and Pete Johnson -- Forms of hell / Perry Wallace -- Between worlds / C.B. Claiborne -- Fall from grace / Henry Harris Jr. -- The loneliest number / Charles Scott -- Door jamb / Wendell Hudson -- pt. 2. Changing of the guard. Pipe dream / Norwood Todmann -- Prisoner of choice / Tom Payne Jr. -- Friendly bounce / Al Heartley -- Penn pall / Ronnie Hogue -- Forbidden territory / Craig Mobley -- All in the family / Colis Temple, Jr. -- Shooting the hoop / Coolidge Ball -- pt. 3. Rear guard. Later gators / Malcolm Meeks and Steve Williams -- Far from home / All Drummond -- Actions speak / Wilbert Cherry and Larry Robinson -- Sneakers / Larry Fry and Jerry Jenkins. 

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-349) and index.