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One Night, Two Teams: Alabama vs. USC and the Game that Changed a Nation
One Night Two Teams Alabama vs USC and the Game that Changed a Nation Author:Steven Travers In sweltering heat of September of 1970 on Legion Field, the USC Trojans and the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide played a game that defined the emancipation of the South from its sordid history of racial segregation. When USC's black running back Sam The Bam Cunningham ran roughshod all over the all-white Crimson Tide, more than a football ... more »game was won. Based on interviews with many of the game's participants and thoroughly researched this book presents sports as a metaphor for one of the most profound social changes in history.« less