One on One: Taking a Knee and Remembering Dean Smith and Charlie Scott

Posted Oct 24, 2016
Roy Williams’ comments reminded old-timers of an earlier time when another UNC basketball coach took unpopular stands on racial matters and supported his black players, who were dealing with challenges because of their race. Journalist Art Chansky tells this story in his new book, “Game Changers: Dean Smith, Charlie Scott, and the Era That Transformed a Southern College Town.” (Chapelboro.com)

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