The Grandfather of Black Basketball
The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson
The Grandfather of Black Basketball
The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson
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Description
The first contemporary biography of the man credited with introducing basketball to African American athletes on a wide-scale, organized basis.
Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson was the son of working-class parents born in slavery. A driven, intelligent, and charismatic young man, Henderson attended Harvard University's Dudley Sargent School of Physical Training. There he met the leaders in the new field of physical education and recognized athletics--and basketball, especially--as a public health initiative and a way that young Black athletes could gain college scholarships and debunk the idea of racial inferiority.
In The Grandfather of Black Basketball: The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson, Edwin Bancroft Henderson II--Dr. Henderson's grandson--provides unprecedented detail and fascinating insight into this influential figure in Black history. Henderson organized the first athletic league for Black athletes, introduced basketball to Black people on a wide-scale, organized basis, and founded associations to train and organize Black officials and referees. He also wrote and co-edited the first Spalding publication that highlighted the exploits of African American participation in sports and authored The Negro in Sports. Outside of athletics, Henderson was instrumental in founding the first rural branch of the NAACP, advocated for school desegregation, and held executive board positions with multiple NAACP branches.
Overlooked for decades, Henderson was finally enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 as a contributor. The Grandfather of Black Basketball gives long-overdue recognition to a sports pioneer, civil rights activist, author, educator, and pragmatic humanitarian who fought his entire life to improve opportunities for youth through athletics.
Table of Contents
Foreword by David Aldridge
Introduction
1. Sunrise: Where We Begin
2. The Mecca: Washington, DC: 1861-1904, and beyond
3. Pittsburgh. Learning the value of Work
4. Sweet Home DC
5. “M” Street, Introduction to the Black Bourgeoise
6. Miner Teacher's College; Ms. Anita Turner
7. Ned and Nell's Courtship
8. Harvard University: Dudley Sargent School of Physical Training
9. Physical Education and Recreation in Washington
10. Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association: First Black Athletic League
11. Eastern Board of Officials: Rules and Refs
12. Introducing Basketball in Washington, DC
13. Colored Basketball World Championship
14. EB's Early Publications
15. Moving to the Country: Falls Church, Virginia
16. Civil Rights Protest in Virginia
17. Civil Rights Protest in Washington, DC
18. The Rise of Sports & Recreation in Washington
19. Articles, letters, and The Negro in Sports
20. Highland Beach: Getting Away to Loafing Holt
21. Retire & Sunset
Epilogue
References
Index
About the Author
Product details
| Published | Feb 04 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9798216555230 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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