In 1955, a dentist and five of his friends played a round of golf. They were black. The course was white-only. What happened next changed the course of one man's life, and in turn, helped integrate an entire town. This originally premiered in July 2018 under the title "The Round of Golf That Changed a City."
To read a written version of this story, visit ourstate.com/simkins. There you can find the complete 2000 interview with George Simkins, along with a transcript.
S3 E8: The Rookie
S3 Bonus: Moving To Mayberry
S3 E7: An Island Of Your Own
S3 E6: Searching for Squatch In All The Wrong Places
S3 E5: The Concert on Powder Horn Mountain
S3 E4: How To Get To Space
Replay: What Once Was Lost
S3 E3: Stop Making Cents
S3 E2: A Rescue In The Linville Gorge
S3 E1: Symbolism
A Preview of Away Message: Season 3
S2 Bonus: Deck Your Halls With Rauch Balls
S2 E9: Florence
S2 E8: 32 Miles Off The Coast
S2 E7: Stealing Bill
S2 E6: The Round of Golf That Changed A City
S2 E5: The Nuke They Left Behind
S2 Bonus: The Bridge To Nowhere
S2 E4: How To Get Away With Murder (In 1892)
S2 E3: The Riches Underneath Charlotte
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