THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

By THOMAS THOMPSON

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER THE COLOR LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND SPORTING CONGREGATIONS / FLORIDA A&M DEVELOPS A SPORTING CONGREGATION / A DOUBLE-­V CAMPAIGN ON THE FIELD AND OFF / THE GOLDEN AGE OF BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL BEGINS / CHAMPIONSHIPS AND CIVIL RIGHTS / BLACK GOLD / DESEGREGATION, DECLINE, AND BLACK POWER / JAKE GAITHER’S LAST SEASON AND THE END OF AN ERA / EPILOGUE CHASING GHOSTS: HBCU FOOTBALL AT THE END OF THE CENTURY / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS / NOTES /