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Loading... Game Changer: John Mclendon and the Secret Game (Carolrhoda Picture Books)by John Coy
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A history story that tells about the first known, but unknown at the time, story about a caucasian basketball team playing against a african-american team. It shows how basketball changes for the better and how it is a small step against segregation. no reviews | add a review
When they piled into cars and drove through Durham, North Carolina, the members of the Duke University Medical School basketball team only knew that they were going somewhere to play basketball. They didn't know whom they would play against. But when they came face to face with their opponents, they quickly realized this secret game was going to make history. Discover the true story of how in 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret game between the best players from a white college and his team from the North Carolina College of Negroes. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed the sport of basketball forever. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.32307The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Ball sports Ball and net sports Basketball Education And ResearchLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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