In April of 1971, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that ended all state-imposed segregation in public schools. At the time, the country was embroiled in the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon was President, and the "Pentagon Papers" were about to be published in the New York Times. Student protests on college campuses were the norm, not the exception.
In the middle of all the turmoil, T. C. Williams High School, in Alexandria, Virginia, was integrated. The school's football program became a source of controversy when Herman Boone, an African-American, became head coach instead of Bill Yoast, who formerly had the job. In the movie "Remember the Titans," you learn how the team and its coaches defied the odds to become state champions. In the story brought to you by Lawbuzz.com, you will follow links to see the real people, places, documents, and Pulitzer Prize - winning photos of the extraordinary political events that swirled around the country, the Titans, and their coaches. Links to everything you need to understand the political pulse of America when the Titans were champions are waiting to be discovered in this story.
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