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Jimmie James, age 59, was raised by a single mother in Huntsville, Texas. His family's home near Boettcher's Mill had no plumbing or electricity. Yet, he and his siblings made the best of things. After attending Prairie View A&M, and working for ExxonMobil, James was free to pursue one of his true passions: golf. Last year, he toured the one hundred greatest golf courses in America. Join us for a conversation about his experience. And, read about James's golf game here: https://www.golfdigest.com/story/a-regular-golfers-quest-to-play-americas-100-greatest-courses-in-one-year.

In this episode, Dr. Wesley Phelps sits down for a conversation with Dr. Linda White to discuss how she became involved in Bridges to Life after the murder of her daughter.

In this episode, Dr. Jeff Littlejohn and Graduate Assistant Jami Horne sit down for a conversation with Dr. Richard Watkins about his experiences battling racial segregation and discrimination in Huntsville, Texas.

In this episode, Alexander Dodd, Heather Howsmon, and Andres Rendon interview Professor Mark Lentz about his new book, Murder in Merida, 1792, which appeared with the University of New Mexico Press in May 2018. For more information see: http://unmpress.com/books.php?ID=20000000008060.

In this episode, co-host Wesley Phelps and guest host Jannah Nerren speak with Sam Houston State University President Dana Hoyt about her experience as one of the few female university presidents in Texas.

Dr. Reginald K. Ellis is an Associate Professor of History at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida. His undergraduate and MA degrees in history come from Florida A&M, and he received the PhD in history from the University of Memphis in 2011. Dr. Ellis has written numerous articles on the African American struggle to achieve equal educational opportunities at the collegiate level. His new book, Between Washington and DuBois: The Racial Politics of James Edward Shepard, appeared with the University of Florida Press this fall.

Our interview will focus on Prof. Ellis’s new book as well as his forthcoming article entitled, “Florida State Normal and Industrial School for Coloreds: Thomas DeSalle Tucker and His Radical Approach to Black Higher Education,” which will appear in The Seedtime, The Work, and The Harvest: New Perspectives on the Black Freedom Struggle in America (Florida University Press, 2018).