As Duke heads to Final Four, a complicated history of the storied program; a preview of this weekend's Dreamville music festival

Due South · Apr 3, 2025 · 50m

The Duke men's basketball team plays in the Final Four this weekend and has its sights set on a possible sixth national championship. While the program’s success is clear, its history is complicated.

Javier Wallace, a postdoctoral associate at Duke University and a former college athlete, teaches a class at Duke called "Race, Sport & Education: Duke Men’s Basketball." The course delves into the story of CB Claiborne, Duke’s first Black athlete and basketball player, and uses the team's history to explore race in society and education. Wallace talks with co-host Jeff Tiberii about Claiborne's…