More than rivals a championship game and a friendship that moved a town beyond black and white / Ken Abraham.

Abraham, Ken, author.

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By 1970, racial tension was high in Gallatin, Tennessee. Eddie Sherlin and Bill Ligon grew up on opposite sides of the tracks, playing basketball together wherever they found a hoop. Years later, the boys faced each other in a championship game between their segregated high schools. What happened that night would challenge Eddie and Bill -- and transform their town.

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