It was the late 1960s. The Southern Conference of the National College Athletic Association had never allowed a Black man into its fold as an official. But James Burch (1927–2019) was qualified and persistent, forcing the Southern Conference coordinator of officials to take him seriously. Burch played football and baseball at Fayetteville Teachers College. He […]

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