As an African American and professional golfer during the late 1950s and ’60s, Black has witnessed enough racism to last several lifetimes. His journey in the sport has taken him through many ‘back doors’ out yonder, over there, and other places where those of his skin’s hue were sent when unwelcomed in certain places.
Yes, he has slept in his car. too, not because he wanted to, but because hotels did not accommodate Blacks at the time. He’s also been turned away from many golf courses and refused to be let to play. What a time he has witnessed. In this candid, cordially conducted interview, Black shares almost an hour with Publishers, Debert Cook of the African American Golfer’s Digest and Aziz Gueye Adetimirin, publisher of The Network Journal during the dinner hour of a golf tournament held in his honor in Westbury, NY in 2014.
Listen closely; you can hear so much more beneath the breathy tone of his voice, as he recalls parts of his life and the wisdom that he has gained throughout the years as a pro golfer, revelations as never shared before.
His journey in the sport has taken him through many ‘back doors’ out yonder, over there, and in other places where those of his skin’s hue were sent when unwelcome in certain places. Yes, he has slept in his car. too, not because he wanted to, but because hotels did not accommodate Blacks at the time.
He’s also been turned away from many golf courses and refused to be let to play. What a time he has witnessed. He shares almost an hour with AAGD Publisher, Debert Cook, during the dinner hour of a golf tournament in Westbury, NY (2014). Listen closely; you can hear so much more beneath the breathy tone of his voice, as he recalls parts of his life as never shared before.
