Read more about the article From Kirkus, The Right Thing To Do: “Fascinating read” … “unexpected subplots” … “A work of sports history that fill gaps” … “prose is breezy”

From Kirkus, The Right Thing To Do: “Fascinating read” … “unexpected subplots” … “A work of sports history that fill gaps” … “prose is breezy”

Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report Here is the press kit for The Right Thing To Do: Shanahan Press Kit: The Right Thing To Do - Tom Shanahan Report Here is the Kirkus Book reviews link on THE RIGHT THING TO DO Kirkus list of "20 Indies Worth Discovering." Here are interviews I've done on THE RIGHT THING TO DO and RAYE OF LIGHT: The media, Raye of Light and The Right Thing To Do - Tom Shanahan Report…

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Read more about the article NFL 360 uses historic train to tell Jimmy Raye’s Underground Railroad journey on NFL Network

NFL 360 uses historic train to tell Jimmy Raye’s Underground Railroad journey on NFL Network

PHOTO: Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report Click here for a 30-second trailer on the documentary. By TOM SHANAHAN CANDOR, N.C. – Jimmy Raye’s pioneering story began with Michigan State’s Underground Railroad, departing segregated Fayetteville, N.C., in 1964. His journey crossed the Mason Dixon Line. It carried him on to ground-breaking playing and coaching careers in college and the NFL. Seven decades later, telling his story includes historic restored train cars found in a small…

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Read more about the article Duffy’s historical commitments to the Great Football Northward Migration

Duffy’s historical commitments to the Great Football Northward Migration

Michigan State College Football Hall of Fame coach Duffy Daugherty's 1960s teams led college football integration. Sportswriters of the time and later historians referred to the ground-breaking teams as the Underground Railroad, a metaphoric nod to bravery of Harriett Tubman's safe passages and safehouses for escaped slaves. The players traveled a path that escaped segregation in the Jim Crow South for opportunity. ---------------- ---- -----

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