https://www.kathryntoure.net Education, Research, Partnerships Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:34:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2014/03/15/jayhawkers-feature-film/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2014/03/15/jayhawkers-feature-film/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:19:33 +0000 admin http://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=1161 Unlikely allies in 1950s Kansas, modernize college sports, & parallel the Civil Rights movement that would transform an entire nation.]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2014/03/15/jayhawkers-feature-film/feed/ 0 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2014/03/15/%e2%80%98jayhawkers%e2%80%99-film-shows-how-lawrence-transformed-on-racial-issues/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2014/03/15/%e2%80%98jayhawkers%e2%80%99-film-shows-how-lawrence-transformed-on-racial-issues/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:08:10 +0000 admin http://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=1157 This is a local story with deeply significant undertones. Among its many storylines is how the actions of a few made all the difference in the lives of others. University of Kansas Chancellor Franklin Murphy, Coach F.C. “Phog” Allen, Kansas City Call general manager Dowdal Davis and others used Chamberlain’s presence in Lawrence to push race relations a little closer to equality. Chamberlain (deftly played by KU basketball player Justin Wesley) instituted change by being present and a star player.]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2014/03/15/%e2%80%98jayhawkers%e2%80%99-film-shows-how-lawrence-transformed-on-racial-issues/feed/ 0