"Burrell Downs Deshler in Thriller"

This is an article about the Burrell-Slater/ Deshler High School basketball game in 1968. This was the first time an all-black team played a previously all-white team in the Shoals area, and 2,500 fans watched as Burrell defeated Deshler, 92-90.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelley, Pete (article). Wright, Tommy (photo).
Format: Electronic
Published: Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
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Online Access:https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/401