They cleared the lane
Subtitle: the NBA's Black pioneers
By: Ron Thomas.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: National Basketball Association -- History; Basketball -- United States -- History; African American basketball players -- History
Other titles: NBA's Black pioneers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: One step at a time; title: Jackie's legacy; title: Just a dab of color; title: A taste of Sweetwater; title: "No" to the trotters, "yes" to the NBA; title: Frustrated pioneer; title: Moon fixer rises; title: West Virginia state spawned the pioneers; title: The gentlest giant; title: Barksdale, a man of many firsts; title: Barksdale's long haul to the all-star game; title: Teammates' jealousy kills Cleo Hill's career; title: Eastern league provides haven for NBA rejects; title: John McLendon, Naismith's protégé; title: The coming of the superstars; title: Black coaches extend integration beyond the sidelines; title: Today's NBA.