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Johnson, Claude, 1960-
Subjects
Basketball players, Black -- United States -- History.
Athletes, Black -- United States -- History.
Basketball teams -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Basketball -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Basketball -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Johnson, Claude, 1960-
Basketball players, Black -- United States -- History.
Athletes, Black -- United States -- History.
Basketball teams -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Basketball -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Basketball -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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The
Black
fives
: the
epic
story
of
basketball
's
forgotten
era
/ Claude Johnson.
by
Johnson, Claude, 1960-
Abrams Press, [2022]
Call #:
796.3230973 J66b
Subjects
Basketball
players,
Black
-- United States -- History.
Athletes,
Black
-- United States -- History.
Basketball
teams -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Basketball
-- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Basketball
-- United States -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9781419744365 (hc)
Alternate title:
Black
5s
Epic
story
of
basketball
's
forgotten
era
Description:
470 p., 32 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. (some color) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
T.p. verso indicates publication date as "2021," publisher's website states publication date as "May 24, 2022."
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (page 429-470).
Summary:
"A groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of
Black
basketball
, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who made the game. African Americans were making moves in
basketball
generations before the rise of the NBA. Their pioneering efforts helped popularize the sport in big cities and small towns alike and shaped the game we know and love today. From the invention of the game in 1891 to the racial integration of all-White professional leagues int he 1950s, dozens of teams -- then often called '
fives
' -- of African American players were founded and flourished. This was a time of visionary players, managers, and impresarios who blazed a trail, battled discrimination and marginalization, and created rich, meaningful events that strengthened their communities in the face of Jim Crow oppression. But this
era
, known as the
Black
Fives
Era
, has been
forgotten
, overlooked, unacknowledged, and squashed. It is barely known today. For more than two decades, Claude Johnson has made it his mission to change that. A fiercely committed advocate, Johnson has researched, preserved, exhibited, taught, and honored this important African American experience, unearthing what might have remained buried in an unmarked grave. [This book] is the result of his work, a landmark narrative history that braids together the stories of these pioneers and rewrites our understanding of the true history of the game."-- Book jacket flap.
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