Thurman W Robins: 3 books
Requiem for a Classic
Thanksgiving Turkey Day Classic
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
In the era when segregation and Jim Crow laws ruled the land, "The Turkey Day Classic" was created. The event prospered from 1927 thru 1966. Newspaper accounts describe the Thanksgiving Day football game between Jack Yates and Phillis Wheatley High Schools as the annual largest attended...
Requiem for a Classic Second Edition
Thanksgiving Turkey Day Classic
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
In the era when segregation and Jim Crow laws ruled the land, The Turkey Day Classic was created. The event prospered from 1927 to 1966. Newspaper accounts describe the classic between Jack Yates and Phillis Wheatley High Schools as the largest annually attended schoolboy game in America. Fans came...
Lone Star Splash
From the Past
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
Lone Star Splash: From the Past In the Lone Star State, during the era of segregation, competitive swimming and diving for both boys and girls were introduced in four black high schools. These four black high schools competed in the first district swimming meet at Central High School in Galveston,...