Read more about the article So, how is it Bryant myths unjustly overshadow facts on Duffy, LeVias and other leaders? It’s through crafting “Overstories”

So, how is it Bryant myths unjustly overshadow facts on Duffy, LeVias and other leaders? It’s through crafting “Overstories”

PHOTO: Malcolm Gladwell is a New York Times bestseller with books studying society. Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s “Overstories matter. You can create them. They can spread. They are powerful and they can endure for decades.” --- Malcolm Gladwell’s 2024 book, “Revenge of the Tipping Point.” By TOM SHANAHAN Memo to Malcolm Gladwell: Please consider dissecting Bear Bryant “overstories.” You’ll find it’s right in…

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Read more about the article The South’s 1960s timeline made college football integration a fait accompli by 1970

The South’s 1960s timeline made college football integration a fait accompli by 1970

My website homepage, TomShanahan.Report THE SOUTH’s 1960s COLLEGE FOOTBALL INTEGRATION TIMELINE A popular myth built around the 1970 USC-Alabama game was once Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant recruited Wilbur Jackson in 1970 as his first Black recruit, the floodgates opened for the rest of the South. A quaint story, but the facts don’t back up the legend. The floodgates had been opened earlier in the decade. Bryant was late catching up to the flow. By the time USC…

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Read more about the article The ‘Time’ magazine face that launched a thousand Bear Bryant myths

The ‘Time’ magazine face that launched a thousand Bear Bryant myths

Visit my homepage website, TomShanahan.Report — Part I: Did Bear Bryant protest facing Michigan State’s Horace Smith? — Part II: Bryant’s second deception and something missing from 1980 “Time” story — Part III: Scripted in Hollywood, unaware of South’s timeline — Part IV: Black Historiography --- More on Bear Bryant mythology: One year before USC arrived at Legion Field in 1970, integrated Tennessee, led by All-American linebacker Jackie Walker, embarrassed the all-white Crimson Tide 41-14 at Legion Field. Walker sparked the rout…

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