When Mexicans Could Play Ball
Subtitle: Basketball, Race, and Identity in San Antonio, 1928–1945
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: Jan 06, 2014
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780292753778
Description: Using personal interviews, newspaper articles, and game statistics to create a compelling narrative, the author takes us into the world of San Antonio's Sidney Lanier High School basketball team, the Voks, which became a two-time state championship team under head coach William Carson "Nemo" Herrera.
Notes: Source title: When Mexicans Could Play Ball: Basketball, Race, and Identity in San Antonio, 1928–1945