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| | | TEACHER RESOURCES | Home » » Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South | | | | | | | Description: | | New York Times bestselling author Yaeger tells the electrifying story of the game that broke down the last racial division in college football. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Don Yaeger | | Hardcover:
| 272 pages | | Publisher:
| Center Street | | Publication Date:
| September 01, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1931722943 | | Product Length:
| 6.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.38 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.03 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 13 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Fabulous for a select audienceJan 09, 2007
By Robert M. Sherwood
"surewould"
This is a 'must-read' for anyone with an interest in big-time college football and race relations in the US.
To paraphrase someone in the book, Sam "Bam" Cunningham did more in one football game to accelerate integration in Alabama and the South than the late Rev. King, Jr. did in 25 years.
Hyperbole perhaps but a point worth making.
The only down side to the book is that it isn't really a book.
The author repeated and re-repeated incidents, one surmises, to make it book-length.
That aside, it's a wonderful read.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Terrific BookMar 04, 2010
By Nanny
A must for Bama fans or fans of Southern Fried Football. I'm a Bama alum and learned so very much that I didn't know by reading this book.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
The Author Showed a Balanced ViewpointDec 19, 2008
By Johnny Mullens
I am a graduate of an SEC university. I was looking forward to reading the book. The book is much better than One Night, Two Teams because it was fair. Don Yaeger was not preachy and did not try to pit USC as good and Alabama as evil. Alabama should have integrated sooner and Yaeger told the facts about that. The book was factual. Bear Bryant had a strategy that was ultimately effective for more comprehensive integration, as the book points out. This book would be a good study if one is interested in sports sociology.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Turning of The Tide - Pretty good book :)Jan 25, 2008
By David J. Patterson
I thought that Turning the Tide was a very good book. It was about a game in 1970 featuring USC and Alabama. USC was a fully integrated football team and Alabama consisted of all white players. The Alabama coach, Bear Bryant, beleived in integration, but the school policies wouldn't allow it. When the teams got a chance to choose who they would be playing in the season opener, Bear stratagized. Bryant asked the coach of USC, John McKay, if the fully integrated Trojans would take on the Alabama Tide for their season opener.
When USC dominated the Tide 42-21, all of Alabama realized it was time to get some black players. The person who helped influence this choice was Sam Cunningham. A running back for USC, who ran for more than 100 yards in the game, and was African-American.
Once Alabama was integrated, they had great records in their later years, winning many national championships. This truly showed that the color of a person's skin was not a measure of talent. If a school really wanted to win, they would do whatever was neccessary. Having talented players on your team, black or white, was a great way to do this. Once the South took action and integrated, other schools in the area followed.
This made an impact on football teams everywhere, but it more greatly influenced the world as it is today. It showed all colors could act as equals, even when outsiders conceived blacks as inferior. I guess you could say Sam Cunningham could be grouped with other leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks because they all helped to create racial equality.
Football, as well as any sport, brings people together, no matter their skin color. This book was a story about how totally different people could come together and play as team. It showed the true beginning of integration in football. I really enjoyed this book and I hope you get a chance to read it.
13 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South.Aug 29, 2006
By W. M. Williams
Well written book on a great subject. We learn from history and this book takes us beyond football. Bear Bryant and John McKay were not only oustanding coaches but realized they have a moral obligation to help others at the same time helping themselves. I have read books on both men and of course they weren't perfect but they did grab the reins to make a difference. None of us is perect but some times we can make a difference.
It was important that it was Sam Cunningham who made it happen.
He is a leader who understands what is important. He and the others help make life better for all of us.
I will share this book with my grandsons so they can understand that it is important to bring others with you on your advantures to success.
The book covered an amazing amount of stories about how sports and athletes can make a difference. Great reading.
I have heard many myths about the game and they were interesting but now an important story has been told by some of those who lives it.
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