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| Title Statement | More than just a game: the Black origins of basketball / Madison Moore ; illustrated by Lonnie Ollivierre. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Black origins of basketball |
| Author | Moore, Madison, 1997- |
| Additional Contributors | Ollivierre, Lonnie |
| Publication | Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Company,2021. |
| Extent of Item | 1 volume (unpaged) |
| ISBN | 9780807552711 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr06367600 |
| Audience & Ratings | 004-008. Grades 2-3. AD 1110L. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary | "Today, the NBA is around 74% Black but, when basketball first started to catch on, it wasn't easy for Black people to play. They couldn't enter segregated YMCAs or attend privileged colleges. So Black Americans made their own spaces, playing in dance halls before the dancing started, and eventually forming teams called the Black Fives. More than Just a Game celebrates the history of basketball from a Black perspective, revealing how it changed Black communities and how they made the sport into what it is today"-- |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | African American athletes--Juvenile literature |
| African American basketball players--Juvenile literature | |
| African Americans--Juvenile literature--Social life and customs--History | |
| Athletes, Black--Juvenile literature | |
| Basketball--Juvenile literature--History--United States | |
