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Sports As A Weapon Podcast14| Texas & The Sports Revolution of the 1960s & 70s w/ Historian of Sport & Society, Dr. Frank A. GuridyI am joined this week on the podcast by Dr. Frank Andre Guridy, historian of sport and society at Columbia University. Frank is also the author of the new book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics.Frank provides a well-researched and historical analysis of how Texas revolutionized sports in the U.S. during the civil rights era. For example, the University of Houston and Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas embraced the end of Jim Crow by integrating their football and basketball teams; while powerhouse football programs such as the Un...2021-04-291h 04