Procure Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, A Nation Torn Apart, And A Magical Season Of Healing Scripted By Wil Haygood Represented In Print

Haygood skillfully weavescentral Ohio culture and a primer on the civil rights movement into this captivating story of an all black high school

glory on the basketball court.
This is a very good read, and is very timely with current events, One thing learned is that Wil Haygood can write, He has numerous other books published as well, I went to school with Ed Ratleff, He had given a wonderful speech and mentioned this book, It was historical and covered a time in our history where there was so much turmoil, These coaches and athletes were amazing in light of their circumstances, I throughly enjoyed this well written book, Not a great book but we played Columbus East in a basketball scrimmage and I was interested, The book is focused on the prevailing racial unrest and community efforts to “work together”, The book is titled Tigerland about Columbus East High School's amazing achievement of winning both a state championship in basketball and baseball in, It is much. A history of Columbus, Ohio and the nation, Great read if you lived in Columbus most of your life, but knew little about its history, I attended East High School in the's and reading this book brought back so many memories, As a historically black high school, East was always held in high esteem in Columbus and I am proud to be an alumni of this wonderful school.
The sports teams and band were great, as well as the academics, So glad there is a book that tells a story of such a strong institution and how it played an integral role in healing the community/city during the late's.
The author then went on to be a professor at my college alma mater, Miami University, so I had to buy this book, I would highly recommend this book, Against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history as riots and demonstrations spread across the nation the Tigers of poor segregated East High School in Columbus Ohio did something no team from one school had ever done before they won the state basketball and baseball championships in the same year They defeated bigger richer whiter teams across the state and along the way brought blacks and whites together eased a painful racial divide throughout the state and overcame extraordinary obstacles on their road to success In Tigerland Wil Haygood gives us a spirited and stirring account of this improbable triumph and takes us deep into the personal lives of these local heroes At the same time he places the Tigers story in the context of the racially charged sixties bringing in such national figures as Jackie Robinson Martin Luther King Jr and Richard Nixon all of whom had a connection to the teams and a direct effect on their mythical seasonAgainst the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history, as riots and demonstrations spread across the nation, the Tigers of poor, segregated East High School in Columbus, Ohio did something no team from one school had ever done before: they won the state basketball and baseball championships in the same year.
They defeated bigger, richer, whiter teams across the state and along the way brought blacks and whites together, eased a painful racial divide throughout the state, and overcame extraordinary obstacles on their road to success.
In Tigerland, Wil Haygood gives us a spirited and stirring account of this improbable triumph and takes us deep into the personal lives of these local heroes.
At the same time, he places the Tigersxstory in the context of the racially charged sixties, bringing in such national figures as Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr.
, and Richard Nixon, all of whom had a connection to the teams and a direct effect on their mythical season, Against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history, as riots and demonstrations spread across the nation, the Tigers of poor, segregated East High School in Columbus, Ohio did something no team from one school had ever done before: they won the state basketball and baseball championships in the same year.
They defeated bigger, richer, whiter teams across the state and along the way brought blacks and whites together, eased a painful racial divide throughout the state, and overcame extraordinary obstacles on their road to success.
In Tigerland, Wil Haygood gives us a spirited and stirring account of this improbable triumph and takes us deep into the personal lives of these local heroes.
At the same time, he places the Tigersxstory in the context of the racially charged sixties, bringing in such national figures as Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr.
, and Richard Nixon, all of whom had a connection to the teams and a direct effect on their mythical season, .