Description
This book charts the progress of integration in basketball, from the first black professional basketball player in 1902 to the modern game. 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.
Author: Douglas Stark
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 12/15/2018
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781442277533
ISBN10: 144227753X
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- History | African American & Black
About the Author
Douglas Stark is the museum director at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. He is the author of three books about basketball: The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team (2011), Wartime Basketball: The Emergence of a National Sport during World War II (2016), and When Basketball Was Jewish: Voices of Those Who Played the Game (2017).