The Negro in Sports
Reference work
By: Edwin Bancroft Henderson
Date: 1939
Source: Henderson, Edwin Bancroft. The Negro in Sports. Washington, D.C.: Associated Publishers, 1939. Revised edition, 1949, 154, 156–157.
About the Author: Edwin Bancroft Henderson (1883–1977), a native of Washington, D.C., headed the Department of Physical Education in Washington's segregated school system from 1925 until 1951. He is often credited with being the "father" both of African American basketball and of African American sports history. In the early 1900s he introduced basketball to the African American youth of Washington, D.C., and was a player, referee, and teacher of the game for many years. He also chronicled the contributions of African Americans to sport in his book, The Negro in Sports.
Introduction
Basketball was invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. It spread...
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