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The grandfather of Black basketball : the life and times of Dr. E. B. Henderson / Edwin Bancroft Henderson II.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Henderson, Edwin Bancroft, II, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Henderson, Edwin Bancroft, 1883-1977.
- Henderson, Edwin Bancroft.
- Basketball--United States--History.
- Basketball.
- Physical education teachers--United States--Biography.
- Physical education teachers.
- African American civil rights workers--United States--Biography.
- African American civil rights workers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 274 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Other Title:
- Life and times of Dr. E. B. Henderson
- Life and times of Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
- Contents:
- Sunrise: where we begin
- The "Black Mecca": Washington, DC: 1861-1904, and beyond
- Pittsburgh: learning the value of work
- Back home to Washington
- M Street High School: an introduction to Washington's Black elites
- Miner Teacher's College, normal school no. 2
- Ned and Nell's courtship
- Harvard University's Dudley Sargent School of Physical Training
- Building the infrastructure: physical education and recreation
- Building the framework for organized athletics: The Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association (ISAA), the first African American athletic league
- Eastern board of officials (EBO): rules and refs
- Basketball games begin in Washington (1907)
- Bringing home the title: colored basketball world championship (1908)
- E. B. Henderson's early published works: Spalding Official Handbook (1910-1913)
- The Hendersons move to Falls Church, Virginia: the suburban life
- Protest in Virginia: The NAACP's first rural branch
- Protest in the nation's capital
- The rise of professional sports in Washington, DC: horse racing in the District of Columbia
- Articles, letters, and the Negro in sports: letters and articles
- Highland Beach, Maryland
- Sunset: retiring to Tuskegee
- Epilogue: Resurrecting E. B. Henderson.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 28, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Henderson, Edwin Bancroft, 1955- Grandfather of Black basketball
- ISBN:
- 9781538163627
- 1538163624
- Publisher Number:
- 40032222081
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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