Breaking through : John B. McLendon, basketball legend and civil rights pioneer / Milton S. Katz.
| Author/creator |
Katz, Milton S., 1945- |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, |
| Description | xxii, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Contents | A Kansas childhood and the life of the game, 1915-33 -- The University of Kansas and Dr. James Naismith, 1933-36 -- Establishing a tradition of excellence: North Carolina College, 1937-52 -- A pioneer for integration: the National Basketball Association and the National Athletic Steering Committee, 1950-53 -- Groundbreaking championship years at Tennessee A&I State University, 1954-59 -- Blazing new trails: the Cleveland Pipers, 1959-62 -- Back to the college game: Kentucky State College and Cleveland State University, 1963-69 -- The first black coach in the American Basketball Association: the Denver Rockets, 1969 -- National and international ambassador of basketball for Converse, Inc., 1969-89 -- Return to Cleveland State University: Professor, Advisor, Historian, and "just a man," 1989-99. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-247) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007016308 |
| ISBN | 155728847X (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781557288479 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Other class# | HI.F 3/178-8:B 733/2007 |
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