Title:
Breaking barriers : a history of integration in professional basketball / Douglas Stark.
Author:
Stark, Douglas (Douglas Andrew), 1972- author.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Call Number:
GV885.5 .S73 2019
Abstract:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781442277533
Physical Description:
xiv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Corporate Subject:
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.
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