Breaking barriers : a history of integration in professional basketball /

Breaking barriers : a history of integration in professional basketball /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stark, Douglas (Douglas Andrew), 1972- author.
Imprint:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	National Basketball Association -- History. National Basketball Association. Basketball -- United States -- History. African American basketball players. Racism in sports -- United States -- History. African American basketball players. Basketball. Racism in sports. United States. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13584581

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ISBN:	9781442277540 1442277548 9781442277533 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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"--
Other form:	Print version: Stark, Douglas (Douglas Andrew), 1972- author. Breaking barriers Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019] 9781442277533

Table of 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.