This is a two-part episode. Be on the lookout for Part II to drop on March 18th or 19th.

Part I of Nate Wallace's conversation with Professor Derrick E. White, author of the award-winning book, "Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Jake Gaither, Florida A&M and the History of Black College Football," on HBCU sporting congregations and their significance both historically and present-day. Nate and Prof. White get into a lot of topics from the book and the discussion takes off from there; taking us back in time while also making illuminating connections to how this history is as relevant as ever not just in the world of sport, but also society at large.

Follow Professor Derrick White on Twitter: @blackstar1906

Get your Copy of the Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sweat-Tears-Gaither-Football/dp/1469652447

I was remiss in the intro not to mention that Prof. White's a co-host of "The Black Athlete Podcast" with Grand Valley State University Prof. Louis Moore. They produce amazing content & Redspin Sports encourages everyone to checkout their work (Apple Podcast link below).

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-athlete/id1454162935

Prof. Derrick White's Bio: Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, I earned my Ph.D. in history from The Ohio State University. I use the lens of black organizational life to examine modern Black history, sports history, and intellectual history. My most recent book, Blood, Sweat, and Tears chronicles the development of black college football in the twentieth century, and is among the first comprehensive histories of black college athletics. Using the biography of Alonzo “Jake” Gaither and the history of the football program at Florida A&M University (FAMU), he shows how black college football and its supporters created successful programs during segregation by relying on a network of athletic enthusiasts in the media, on campuses, and in the community. I have published articles in New Politics, The Journal of African American History, the C.L.R. James Journal, the Journal of African American Studies, and the Florida Historical Quarterly. I co-host “The Black Athlete Podcast” with Professor Louis Moore, Grand Valley State University, and I tweet from @blackstar1906.

Bio Credit: https://aaas.as.uky.edu/users/dwh249

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Topical Articles and Links to Checkout if you want to Learn more:

The next two links are an interview RJ Young of Fox Sports did with Prof. White in 2020, and a February 2021 article Young wrote on Florida A&M's Jake Gaither, Bob Hayes, and black college football.

https://soundcloud.com/woosahrj/blood-sweat-and-tears-with-dr-derrick-e-white

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/black-history-month-stories-bob-hayes-jake-gaither-dallas-cowboys-famu

A few more links to articles related to Prof. White, his book, and the topics he covers in it.

https://ussporthistory.com/2019/10/05/review-of-blood-sweat-and-tears/

https://uncpress.org/book/9781469652443/blood-sweat-and-tears/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya7CgDiwSks (Prof. White outlines his book published by UNC Press in this video for UNC Press's YouTube channel)

This interview with Prof. White was recorded on Friday, March 12th, 2021.