Faith Beats

Faith, Sports, and History.

First Presbyterian Church | Ann Arbor, MI Season 2 Episode 3

Join hosts Rev. Mark Mares and Rev. Evans McGowan as they interview Dr. Scott Ellsworth, professor of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan and writer of, The Secret Game, among many other books. This conversation explores the relationship between, faith, sports, and history.

A note regarding language in The Secret Game: "During WWII and in the decades leading up to it, African Americans called themselves colored or Negro. And while these obsolete terms may seem insulting today, they were the accepted terms during the era in which the book's story takes place. Rather than force today's terminology into a book that is set largely during the 1940s, and to better capture and stay true to the voices of the period, I have utilized the language of the day."