Breaking barriers : a history of integration in professional basketball /
Stark, Douglas 1972-
Breaking barriers : a history of integration in professional basketball / Douglas Stark. - Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2019. - 1 online resource
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.
"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"--
9781442277540
2018042853
National Basketball Association--History.
Basketball--History.--United States
African American basketball players.
Racism in sports--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
GV885 / .B743 2019
Breaking barriers : a history of integration in professional basketball / Douglas Stark. - Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2019. - 1 online resource
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.
"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"--
9781442277540
2018042853
National Basketball Association--History.
Basketball--History.--United States
African American basketball players.
Racism in sports--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
GV885 / .B743 2019