“Bid whist is a popular game among Black folk. It's a card game.The objective is to get seven points. If you go to any Black college, you know, bid whist is what students play all the time.
Particularly for the older generation…I know my kids don't play bid whist. But it is a popular game among African-Americans.” – Arthur
To dive deeper into the cultural history of the game, watch Lamont Jones on The Gist of Bid Whist (2024).
“You don't know bid whist?”
Arthur on campus in 1968. Courtesy of Arthur McFarland.
Listen to Arthur recount how he first heard about Notre Dame, and what his guidance counselor (a white nun) at Blessed Sacrament High School told him.