Unabridged Audiobook
Claude Johnson meticulously researched the early pioneering figures in the world of basketball, after the game was invented by James Naismith. The author sheds light on the often forgotten Black Fives Era, & his unadulterated passion for the topic covered is overt. Johnson takes you back to early days of African American basketball, where it was seen as social progress, often being incorporated with dance and musical offerings. The author traces the routes of the New York all stars, which in 1910, became the first black pay-for-play basketball team. Johnson documents the highly competitive battles fought for the Colored Basketball World Championships, while highlighting key figures such as Will Madden, Robert Douglas, and Edwin Henderson, considered to be the "Grandfather of Black Basketball." Before the NBA and the Harlem Globetrotters, there were the Black Fives!
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