Imagine there are two hot basketball teams in the same town, one the best in the nation. Their colleges are just across town from each other so a showdown is a must. Except for one thing — one team is white, the other black, and in 1944 North Carolina, whites and blacks are forbidden to compete. What happens next tells a lot about the nation we were, and the nation we are. Scott Ellsworth has written a book about it, “The Secret Game.” Scott is our guest today on “Home Ground Radio".
(Broadcast: "Home Ground Radio", 11/22/15. Listen on the radio or online, Sundays at 11:10 a.m., or via podcast.)