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Johnny Smith Johnny Smith, the Julius C. "Bud" Shaw Professor of Sports History and Associate Professor of History in the School of History and Sociology, was quoted in "Georgia Tech Prof’s Book Basis of Netflix’s ‘Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali’ out Sept. 9," published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sept. 3, 2021.
An excerpt:
The documentary by Marcus A. Clarke relies heavily on a 2016 book, also called “Blood Brothers,” co-authored by Georgia Tech associate history professor Johnny Smith and his former academic advisor Purdue University history professor Randy Roberts. Both were consultants on the film and Smith was happy with the final result.
“Being able to participate and tell the story though a different medium was fascinating and fun,” said Smith in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
