Tigerland: 1968-1969: A Metropolis Divided, a Nation Torn Aside, and a Magical Season of Therapeutic

Towards the backdrop of probably the most tumultuous durations in latest American historical past, as riots and demonstrations unfold throughout the nation, the Tigers of poor, segregated East Excessive College in Columbus, Ohio did one thing no workforce from one faculty had ever carried out earlier than: they gained the state basketball and baseball championships in the identical yr. They defeated larger, richer, whiter groups throughout the state and alongside the way in which introduced blacks and whites collectively, eased a painful racial divide all through the state, and overcame extraordinary obstacles on their street to success. In
Tigerland, Wil Haygood provides us a spirited and stirring account of this unbelievable triumph and takes us deep into the private lives of those native heroes. On the identical time, he locations the Tigers’ story within the context of the racially charged sixties, bringing in such nationwide figures as Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Richard Nixon, all of whom had a connection to the groups and a direct impact on their legendary season.