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The rhythm boys of Omaha Central : high school basketball at the '68 racial divide / Steve Marantz ; with a foreword by Susie Buffett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marantz, Steve.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American basketball players--Nebraska--Omaha--History.
- African American basketball players.
- Discrimination in sports--Nebraska--Omaha--History.
- Discrimination in sports.
- Racism in sports--Nebraska--Omaha--History.
- Racism in sports.
- Basketball--Nebraska--Omaha--History.
- Basketball.
- Omaha Central High School (Omaha, Neb.)--Basketball--History.
- Omaha Central High School (Omaha, Neb.).
- Omaha Central Eagles (Basketball team)--History.
- Omaha Central Eagles (Basketball team).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln [Neb.] : University of Nebraska Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the spring of 1968, the Omaha Central High School basketball team made history with its first all-black starting lineup. Their nickname, the Rhythm Boys, captured who they were and what they did on the court. Led by star center Dwaine Dillard, the Rhythm Boys were a shoo-in to win the state championship. But something happened on their way to glory. In early March, segregationist George Wallace, in a third-party presidential bid, made a campaign stop in Omaha. By the time he left town, Dillard was in jail, his coach was caught between angry political factions, and the city teetered on the e
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1. First Bell; 2. Tears of a Clown; 3. Summer of '67; 4. Just Their Imagination; 5. So Glad They Made It; 6. Get on Board; 7. Jupiter Aligns; 8. "A Mongrel Unit"; 9. Wallace for President; 10. Darkness, Darkness; 11. The Broken Hearted; 12. Last Bell; 13. Their Beat Goes On; Postscript; Acknowledgments; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-05119-2
- 9786613051196
- 0-8032-3529-1
- OCLC:
- 773566800
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