| Football and Integration in Plano, Texas: Stay in There, Wildcats! Contributor(s): The Plano Conservancy for Historic Prese (Author), Smith, Billy Ray (Foreword by), Haynes, Robert (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1626195013 ISBN-13: 9781626195011 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Sports & Recreation | Football - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 796.332 |
| LCCN: 2014035004 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The year 1964 was momentous for civil rights as Congress passed the Twenty-fourth Amendment and Texas's own Lyndon B. Johnson unveiled his plan for the Great Society. That same year, the Plano school district integrated, setting an example for the state and nation. The tightknit community banded together through a language fluent to everyone--football. The Wildcats had few winning seasons and no state titles at that time, but with hard work and a trailblazing spirit, coaches Tom Gray and John Clark led the integrated team all the way to state championship victory in 1965. The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc. presents the inspiring story of the Wildcat fight for the title that made Plano a better place to live. |