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Breaking barriers : a history of integration in professional basketball / Douglas Stark.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2019.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442277540
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • GV885 .B743 2019
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
The World Professional Basketball Tournament -- The National Basketball League -- Early black NBA pioneers -- The rise of African American stars in the NBA -- The shadow of Michael Jordan.
Subject: "This book charts the progress of integration in basketball, from the first black professional basketball player in 1902 to the modern game played by the likes of Stephen Curry and LeBron James. These crucial steps in the history of basketball are placed within the larger context of American history, making this book an essential addition to the literature on sports and race in America"--
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction GV885.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available on1051779436

"This book charts the progress of integration in basketball, from the first black professional basketball player in 1902 to the modern game played by the likes of Stephen Curry and LeBron James. These crucial steps in the history of basketball are placed within the larger context of American history, making this book an essential addition to the literature on sports and race in America"--

Includes bibliographies and index.

Early black professional basketball -- The World Professional Basketball Tournament -- The National Basketball League -- Early black NBA pioneers -- The rise of African American stars in the NBA -- The shadow of Michael Jordan.

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