Across the Line: Profiles in Basketball Courage: Tales of the First Black Players in the Acc and SEC

Now thoroughly revised and updated, Across the Line recounts the experiences of the pioneering African-American basketball players at 18 colleges in the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences, the South’s most prominent, historically white intercollegiate leagues.

Barry Jacobs, covered college basketball, as well as news and other sports, for The New York Times, for 20 years. His work has appeared in numerous other publications, including the Boston Globe, Washington Post, Newsday, Village Voice, GQ, People, and the Saturday Evening Post. He is the author of four books, including Coach K’s Little Blue Book, published by Total SportsIllustrated in 2000; The World According to Dean, published by Total Sports in 1998; and Three Paths To Glory, published by Macmillan in 1993.