Hoops Heroes: The Untold Story of Black Basketball

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Lerner Publications

Just the Series: Black Trailblazers in Sports (Read Woke Books)

Series and Publisher: Black Trailblazers in Sports (Read Woke Books)

Annotation: When much of the US was segregated, Black athletes were not allowed to play alongside white athletes. Black athletes sta... more

Genre: [Sports and games] [United States history]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #384305

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Edition Date: 2025 Release Date: 08/01/24

Pages: 32 pages

ISBN 13: 979-87-656-1155-5

Dewey: 796.323

LCCN: 2023033973

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Basketball. United States. History. Juvenile literature.
African American basketball players. History.
Basketball teams. Juvenile literature.
African American athletes. Juvenile literature.
Basketball. United States. History.
African American basketball players. History.
Basketball teams.
African American athletes.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading Level: 5.0

Interest Level: 4-7

Reading Counts!: reading level:3.7 / points:2.0 / quiz:Q00588

Lexile: NP

Guided Reading Level: U

Fountas & Pinnell: U

When much of the US was segregated, Black athletes were not allowed to play alongside white athletes. Black athletes started their own sports leagues, including the Black Fives. Learn about basketball's beginnings and the stars of the Black Fives Era, including Charles "Tarzan" Cooper and Ora Washington. Then discover how the National Basketball Association became integrated, what led to the creation of the Women's National Basketball Association, and how the Black Fives had a lasting impact.

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