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Slam Dunk to Glory

Author : David Lattin
Publisher : Whitestone Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04
Category : African American basketball players
ISBN : 1593791178

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Slam Dunk to Glory by David Lattin Pdf

Boasting an endorsement from Former President George H.W. Bush, a Foreword by Clyde "The Glide" Drexler, and a participating title in the Barbara Bush Literacy Program-this book is the story of seven African-American basketball players who played a key role in the civil rights movement.

Lattin's Slam Dunk to Glory

Author : David Lattin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : AFRICAN AMERICANS--BIOGRAPHY.
ISBN : 0977808807

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100 Things Maryland Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

Author : Don Markus,Gary Williams
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781633196629

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100 Things Maryland Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Don Markus,Gary Williams Pdf

100 Things Maryland Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resources guide for true fans of the Terrapins. Whether you're a die-hard booster from the days of Lefty Driesell or a new supporter of Mark Turgeon, these are the 100 things all fans need to know and do in their lifetime. It contains every essential piece of Terrapins knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

The Baron and the Bear

Author : David Kingsley Snell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780803296473

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In the 1966 NCAA basketball championship game, an all-white University of Kentucky team was beaten by a team from Texas Western College (now UTEP) that fielded only black players. The game, played in the middle of the racially turbulent 1960s--part David and Goliath in short pants, part emancipation proclamation of college basketball--helped destroy stereotypes about black athletes. Filled with revealing anecdotes, The Baron and the Bear is the story of two intensely passionate coaches and the teams they led through the ups and downs of a college basketball season. In the twilight of his legendary career, Kentucky's Adolph Rupp ("The Baron of the Bluegrass") was seeking his fifth NCAA championship. Texas Western's Don Haskins ("The Bear" to his players) had been coaching at a small West Texas high school just five years before the championship. After this history-making game, conventional wisdom that black players lacked the discipline to win without a white player to lead began to dissolve. Northern schools began to abandon unwritten quotas limiting the number of blacks on the court at one time. Southern schools, where athletics had always been a whites-only activity, began a gradual move toward integration. David Kingsley Snell brings the season to life, offering fresh insights on the teams, the coaches, and the impact of the game on race relations in America.

From Set Shot to Slam Dunk

Author : Charles Salzberg
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0803292503

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From Set Shot to Slam Dunk by Charles Salzberg Pdf

Basketball in its early years was rough and rowdy, on the courts and off. Players had names like Feets Broudy, Sweetwater Clifton, and Easy Ed Macauley. There was no twenty-four-second clock, no jump shot, and only one referee, and fouls were called only for real injury. But from the very start the game won fans. From Set Shot to Slam Dunk brings back the glory days of basketball as lived by fifteen old-time players and officials.

Glory Road

Author : Don Haskins,Dan Wetzel
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106018582798

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Glory Road by Don Haskins,Dan Wetzel Pdf

A basketball coach describes how, in 1966, as coach of Texas Western College, he used a starting lineup of five black players to beat the top-ranked University of Kentucky team, paving the way for desegregation of all Southern college teams.

Jump for Joy

Author : Gena Caponi-Tabery
Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015077655408

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Jump for Joy by Gena Caponi-Tabery Pdf

If the 1930s was the Swing Era, then the years from 1937 on might well be called the Jump Era. That summer Count Basie recorded "Jumping at the Woodside," and suddenly jump tunes seemed to be everywhere. Along with the bouncy beat came a new dance step -- the high-flying aerials of the jitterbuggers -- and the basketball games that took place in the dance halls of African America became faster, higher, and flashier. Duke Ellington and a cast of hundreds put the buoyant spirit of the era on stage with their 1941 musical revue, Jump for Joy, a title that captured the momentum and direction of the new culture of exuberance. Several high-profile public victories accompanied this increasing optimism: the spectacular successes of African American athletes at the 1936 Olympics, the 1937 union victory of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and Joe Louis's 1937 and 1938 heavyweight championship fights. For the first time in history, black Americans emerged as cultural heroes and ambassadors, and many felt a new pride in citizenship. In this book, Gena Caponi-Tabery chronicles these triumphs and shows how they shaped American music, sports, and dance of the 1930s and beyond. But she also shows how they emboldened ordinary African Americans to push for greater recognition and civil liberties -- how cultural change preceded and catalyzed political action. Tracing the path of one symbolic gesture -- the jump -- across cultural and disciplinary boundaries, Caponi-Tabery provides a unique political, intellectual, and artistic analysis of the years immediately preceding World War II.

Bookseller

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
ISBN : IND:30000047688829

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Making the Play

Author : Dave Winfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781416534501

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Making the Play by Dave Winfield Pdf

Hall of Famer and former Yankee great Dave Winfield presents his compelling plan of action for saving baseball from self-destruction. Urbane and entertaining, this work inspires readers to get out of their armchairs and into the action.

A Map to the Sun

Author : Sloane Leong
Publisher : First Second
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250802484

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A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong Pdf

A Map to the Sun is a gripping YA graphic novel about five principle players in a struggling girls' basketball team. One summer day, Ren meets Luna at a beachside basketball court and a friendship is born. But when Luna moves to back to Oahu, Ren’s messages to her friend go unanswered. Years go by. Then Luna returns, hoping to rekindle their friendship. Ren is hesitant. She's dealing with a lot, including family troubles, dropping grades, and the newly formed women's basketball team at their high school. With Ren’s new friends and Luna all on the basketball team, the lines between their lives on and off the court begin to blur. During their first season, this diverse and endearing group of teens are challenged in ways that make them reevaluate just who and how they trust. Sloane Leong’s evocative storytelling about the lives of these young women is an ode to the dynamic nature of friendship. *Lettering by Aditya Bidikar

They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood

Author : Sugar Rodgers
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617759710

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They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood by Sugar Rodgers Pdf

In unflinchingly honest prose, Sugar Rodgers shares her inspiring story of overcoming tremendous odds to become an all-star in the WNBA. “An inherently compelling memoir . . . A simply fascinating and ultimately inspiring story.” —Midwest Book Review “Rodgers pulls no punches in this raw, emotional rags-to-riches memoir.” —Publishers Weekly Growing up in dire poverty in Suffolk, Virginia, Sugar (born Ta’Shauna) Rodgers never imagined that she would become an all-star player in the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association). Both of her siblings were in and out of prison throughout much of her childhood and shootings in her neighborhood were commonplace. For Sugar this was just a fact of life. While academics wasn’t a high priority for Sugar and many of her friends, athletics always played a prominent role. She mastered her three-point shot on a net her brother put up just outside their home, eventually becoming so good that she could hustle local drug dealers out of money in one-on-one contests. With the love and support of her family and friends, Sugar’s performance on her high school basketball team led to her recruitment by the Georgetown Hoyas, and her eventual draft into the WNBA in 2013 by the Minnesota Lynx (who won the WNBA Finals in Sugar’s first year). The first of her family to attend college, Sugar speaks of her struggles both academically and as an athlete with raw honesty. Sugar’s road to a successful career as a professional basketball player is fraught with sadness and death—including her mother’s death when she’s fourteen, which leaves Sugar essentially homeless. Throughout it all, Sugar clings to basketball as a way to keep herself focused and sane. And now Sugar shares her story as a message of hope and inspiration for young girls and boys everywhere, but especially those growing up in economically challenging conditions. Never sugarcoating her life experiences, she delivers a powerful message of discipline, perseverance, and always believing in oneself.

The Baron and the Bear

Author : David Kingsley Snell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803288553

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The Baron and the Bear by David Kingsley Snell Pdf

In the 1966 NCAA basketball championship game, an all-white University of Kentucky team was beaten by a team from Texas Western College (now UTEP) that fielded only black players. The game, played in the middle of the racially turbulent 1960s—part David and Goliath in short pants, part emancipation proclamation of college basketball—helped destroy stereotypes about black athletes. Filled with revealing anecdotes, The Baron and the Bear is the story of two intensely passionate coaches and the teams they led through the ups and downs of a college basketball season. In the twilight of his legendary career, Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp (“The Baron of the Bluegrass”) was seeking his fifth NCAA championship. Texas Western’s Don Haskins (“The Bear” to his players) had been coaching at a small West Texas high school just five years before the championship. After this history-making game, conventional wisdom that black players lacked the discipline to win without a white player to lead began to dissolve. Northern schools began to abandon unwritten quotas limiting the number of blacks on the court at one time. Southern schools, where athletics had always been a whites-only activity, began a gradual move toward integration. David Kingsley Snell brings the season to life, offering fresh insights on the teams, the coaches, and the impact of the game on race relations in America.

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters

Author : Jason Stearns
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610391597

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A "tremendous," "intrepid" history of the devastating war in the heart of Africa's Congo, with first-hand accounts of the continent's worst conflict in modern times. At the heart of Africa is the Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been wracked by a brutal war in which millions have died. In Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, renowned political activist and researcher Jason K. Stearns has written a compelling and deeply-reported narrative of how Congo became a failed state that collapsed into a war of retaliatory massacres. Stearns brilliantly describes the key perpetrators, many of whom he met personally, and highlights the nature of the political system that brought these people to power, as well as the moral decisions with which the war confronted them. Now updated with a new introduction, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters tells the full story of Africa's Great War.

Video Hounds Golden Movie Retrievee

Author : Gale Group,Jim Craddock
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 1830 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1578591201

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Video Hounds Golden Movie Retrievee by Gale Group,Jim Craddock Pdf

Containing the most extensive listing of movies available on video and a multitude of cross-referencing within its 10 primary indexes, this new edition includes 1,000 new movies (23,000 in all), expanded indexing, a fresh new introduction and more of the beloved categories.