Breaking Through: John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer

Author:   Milton S. Katz ,  Billy Packer ,  Ian Naismith
Publisher:   University of Arkansas Press
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9781557289513


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   30 July 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Breaking Through: John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer


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Winner, William Rockhill Nelson Award John B. McLendon was the last living protégé of basketball’s inventor, Dr. James Naismith, and one of the “top ten basketball coaches of the century” in Billy Packer’s opinion. McLendon’s amazing records in college and pro basketball earned him a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame (the first black coach to be inducted), and his coaching philosophy has had a huge influence on basketball coaches. Breaking Through is also a powerful and inspirational story about segregation and a champion’s struggle for equality in 1940s and 50s America. Black Magic, ESPN’s Peabody Award–winning documentary about players and coaches who attended historically black colleges and universities, covers many of the events in McLendon’s life that Katz writes about in his book. John McLendon was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.

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Author:   Milton S. Katz ,  Billy Packer ,  Ian Naismith
Publisher:   University of Arkansas Press
Imprint:   University of Arkansas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9781557289513


ISBN 10:   1557289514
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   30 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Milton S. Katz is professor of American studies, School of Liberal Arts, Kansas City Art Institute. He is the author ofBan the Bomb and over two dozen book chapters, articles, and essays on peace and social justice movements in contemporary American history. He met John McLendon in 1980 and became close friends with him after spending untold hours interviewing him and researching his life

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