‘That’s just the way it was...’

I’m just exchanging thoughts with myself this morning and think I’ll “get off the beaten path” for a while. Following Black History Month (Feb), I wanted to share my growing up in Choctaw County and Hugo in the 1950s and mid 60s.We’ll finish with the role sports played in desegregation.I’ve always felt that death and sports are two equalizers. Growing up in far southea...