Game Changer : : John Mclendon and the Secret Game
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Call Number: Kids Book / Nonfiction / Sports & Games / Basketball
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"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"--Dust jacket flap.
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Obscure History submitted by Meginator on June 17, 2017, 11:23pm I had never heard of this basketball game, an interracial match played in North Carolina in 1944, and I think this book does a good job of recounting this bit of history in a kid-friendly way. The illustrator's use of color is interesting, as is the use of techniques to make some of the illustrations seem like old photograps. An excellent book.
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Picture Books, [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, color ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781467726047
SUBJECTS
McLendon, John B.
North Carolina College for Negroes.
Duke University -- History.
Basketball coaches.
African American basketball coaches.
Discrimination in sports.