01960cam a2200421 i 4500 532088026 TxGeo 20211101120000.0 201208s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020054964 9780807552711 hbk. 0807552712 hbk. (OCoLC)1226796561 TxGeo rda Moore, Madison. More than just a game : the Black origins of basketball / Madison Moore ; illustrated by Lonnie Ollivierre. Chicago, IL : Albert Whitman & Company, 2021. 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "Today, the NBA is around 74% Black but, when basketball first started to catch on, it wasn't easy for Black people to play. They couldn't enter segregated YMCAs or attend privileged colleges. So Black Americans made their own spaces, playing in dance halls before the dancing started, and eventually forming teams called the Black Fives. More than Just a Game celebrates the history of basketball from a Black perspective, revealing how it changed Black communities and how they made the sport into what it is today"-- Provided by publisher. Ages 4-8 Albert Whitman & Company. Grades 2-3 Albert Whitman & Company. 20211207. Basketball History. African American basketball players. African American athletes. Picture books. Athletes. Basketball players. Ollivierre, Lonnie, illustrator. QS5