HIS 240 - Researching American History (Fall 2018)

Hamilton Holt’s Game-Time Decision: The 1947 Ohio Wesleyan vs. Rollins College Football Game

In 1947, what was supposed to be a typical homecoming football game between Ohio Wesleyan and Rollins College turned into a major controversy around the issue of (de)segregation. Even though the original game schedule and contract was agreed to the February before, in the fall of 1947 a single African American player (Kenneth Woodward) joined… Read More Hamilton Holt’s Game-Time Decision: The 1947 Ohio Wesleyan vs. Rollins College Football Game