In 1955, six Black men in Greensboro, North Carolina did something radical. They attempted to play a round of golf. Decades later, their legacy lives on.
Featuring:
- Josh Sullivan, social media producer at WUNC
- Mark Lathan, Director of Programs for First Tee of Central Carolina
- Jesse Williams, collegiate golfer at Miles College
Links:
- See a photo of the Greensboro Six mural and check out Josh's appearance on WUNC's Due South.
- You can find a transcript of this episode here.
Oral History Interview with George Simkins, April 6, 1997. Interview R-0018. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
