Left of Black S11 · E2 | Derrick E. White and the Legacy of Black College Football

During the time of Jim Crow segregation, HBCU's have nurtured some of the brightest talent to be seen on the football field. From producing intensely competitive student athletes to employing some of the greatest coaches in the game, like the legendary Jake Gaither of Florida A&M University (FAMU), Black colleges have a tradition of putting forth the best of the best. But did integration bring an unfair advantage to PWI's (predominantly White institutions) who then started recruiting Black talent away from the HBCU teams? Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal sat down with University of Kentucky Professor of History Derrick E. White to discuss his latest book, Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Jake Gaither, Florida A&M, and the History of Black College Football.