Taylor Branch
Author and Public Speaker
Taylor Branch is best known for his narrative history of the civil rights era America in the King Years. His article in the October 2011 issue of The Atlantic, “The Shame of College Sports,” touched off a national debate on the subject. He began his career in 1970 as a staff journalist for The Washington Monthly, Harper’s, and Esquire. The following is from July 9, 2014, testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee during a hearing on “Promoting the Well-Being and Success of Student Athletes.” Pertinent to the title for your session today, I wrote a capsule history…
