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The Black fives : the epic story of basketball's forgotten era / Claude Johnson ; foreword by Bobbito Garcia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Claude, 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alpha Physical Culture Club--History.
- Alpha Physical Culture Club.
- African American basketball players--History--20th century.
- African American basketball players.
- Athletic clubs--United States--History--20th century.
- Athletic clubs.
- Basketball--United States--History--20th century.
- Basketball.
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (440 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Abrams, Inc., [2022]
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chapter 1: An Unmarked Grave
- Chapter 2: Survival
- Chapter 3: Seeds
- Chapter 4: Pittsburgh Pedigree
- Chapter 5: Rites of Passage
- Chapter 6: Satan's Circus
- Chapter 7: 1901
- Chapter 8: Physical Culture
- Chapter 9: St. Christopher
- Chapter 10: Great Struggle For Victory
- Chapter 11: A Real Corker
- Chapter 12: As Our White Friends Play It
- Chapter 13: Wabash Outlaws
- Chapter 14: Sport For Sport's Sake
- Chapter 15: A Janitor's Key
- Chapter 16: Virgil
- Chapter 17: Maddening
- Chapter 18: Supreme Courts
- Chapter 19: Loendi
- Chapter 20: Outlaws
- Chapter 21: Democracy Lads
- Chapter 22: The Future of Basketball
- Chapter 23: Out-And-Outers
- Chapter 24: The New Negro
- Chapter 25: Chicago Crusaders
- Chapter 26: "True World Champions"
- Chapter 27: World Series of Basketball
- Chapter 28: The Missing NBA Team
- Chapter 29: Vindication
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Johnson, Claude The Black Fives
- ISBN:
- 9781683359081
- 1683359089
- Publisher Number:
- 40031183696
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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