Book Signing for Local Football and Integration in Plano, Texas Author Hosted by Costco

PLANO, Texas - Dec. 1, 2014 - PRLog -- The year 1964 was momentous for civil rights as Congress passed the Twenty-fourth Amendment and Texas’s own Lyndon B. Johnson unveiled his plan for the Great Society.

That same year, the Plano school district integrated, setting an example for the state and nation. The tight knit community banded together through a language fluent to everyone—football. The Wildcats had few winning seasons and no state titles at that time, but with hard work and a trailblazing spirit, coaches Tom Gray and John Clark led the integrated team all the way to state championship victory in 1965.

The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc. presents the inspiring story of the Wildcat fight for the title that made Plano a better place to live.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

1701 Dallas Pkwy, Plano, TX 75093

When:Friday, December 12th, 2014; 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through The History Press at 866-457-5971 or www.historypress.net

The History Press, based in Charleston, South Carolina, brings a new way of thinking to history publishing by producing regional history titles by excellent historians and striving to make these books available to a wide audience.

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Football and Integration in Plano Texas

by Jeffrey C. Campbell

192 pages/ softcover

Published: September 2014