Arkansas's rich African-American sports heritage finally gets the attention it deserves with this one-of-a-kind anthology. The unprecedented collection showcases original features on Fayetteville's forgotten "Black Razorbacks" of the 1930s, Muhammad Ali's fascinating weeklong 1969 tour through the state and award-winning articles from Slate, Arkansas Life magazine, the North Little Rock Times, the Arkansas Times and more.
Evin Demirel, a former Latin teacher and award-winning feature writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has written for the likes of the New York Times, Daily Beast, SLAM magazine and Arkansas Money & Politics. The Little Rock native graduated for LR Central High and the University of Arkansas.