College Athletics are "21st Century Jim Crow" — Interview with Victoria Jackson

Agony of Defeat

UNC-Chapel Hill professors Matt Andrews and Jonathan Weiler welcome former Tar Heel athlete and current Arizona State sports historian Victoria Jackson as they discuss her recent article in the Los Angeles Times titled “Take it from a former Division I athlete: College sports are like Jim Crow” as well as many other subjects relating to the intersection of sports, politics and history. 1:17 - 6:28 - Andrews expresses his outrage on French D.J. and producer Martin Solveig asking Norwegian soccer star Ada Hegerberg to twerk on stage after becoming the first woman in FIFA history to receive the Ballon d’Or. 6:29 - 36:42 - Andrews and Weiler speak with former UNC athlete and current sports historian at Arizona State University — Victoria Jackson. 36:48 - 40:00 - Andrews and Weiler give their final thoughts on Larry Fedora’s firing and Mack Brown’s rehiring as UNC’s new head football coach. Victoria Jackson’s article in the Los Angeles Times: “Take it from a former Division I athlete: College sports are like Jim Crow” — https://lat.ms/2RKBZfT Follow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2B7MXVR Follow us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2zRzFga Subscribe to Agony of Defeat on iTunes: https://apple.co/2Pt8Kwo Subscribe to Agony of Defeat on SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/2rwcjsg