More Than Rivals: A Championship Game and a Friendship That Moved a Town Beyond Black and White Audiobook (Free)

An Inspiring True Story Occur the Midst of the Civil Rights Era

By 1970, racial tension was at a breaking point in the southern town of Gallatin, Tennessee. Desegregation had emotions running high. The town was a natural powder keg prepared to erupt. Nonetheless it was also on the verge of something amazing.

Eddie Sherlin and Expenses Ligon were kids growing through to opposite sides of the tracks who distributed a passion for golf ball. They knew the barriers that divided them–some physical landmarks and some hidden in the heart–but those barriers melted apart when the guys were for the courtroom. After years of playing wherever they could find a hoop, Eddie and Expenses came into the rigors of their respective high school teams. And by the end from the 1970 period, all-white Gallatin Large and all-black Union Great faced one another inside a once-in-a-lifetime championship game. What occurred that evening would challenge Eddie and Bill–and transform their town.

Readers will like this fast-paced true tale of courage, perseverance, character, and forgiveness.