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King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution (The George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies)
King of the Court Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution - The George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies
Author: Aram Goudsouzian
Bill Russell was not the first African American to play professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar. From the moment he stepped onto the court of the Boston Garden in 1956, Russell began to transform the sport in a fundamental way, making him, more than any of his contemporaries, the Jackie Robinson of basketball. In King of th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520269798
ISBN-10: 0520269799
Publication Date: 1/3/2011
Pages: 448
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
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