Breaking barriers : a history of integration in professional basketball / Douglas Stark. [electronic resource]

By:

Stark, Douglas (Douglas Andrew), 1972- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781442277540
1442277548

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

GV885.5

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Contents:

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.

Summary: "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"--

Item type: Online Book

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book	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.

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