Game Changer

John McLendon and the Secret Game

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Pub Date Oct 01 2015 | Archive Date Aug 07 2015
Lerner Publishing Group | Carolrhoda Books ®
Children's Nonfiction

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When they piled into cars and drove through Durham, North Carolina, the members of the Duke University Medical School basketball team only knew that they were going somewhere to play basketball. They didn't know whom they would play against. But when they came face to face with their opponents, they quickly realized this secret game was going to make history.

Discover the true story of how in 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret game between the best players from a white college and his team from the North Carolina College of Negroes. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed the sport of basketball forever.

When they piled into cars and drove through Durham, North Carolina, the members of the Duke University Medical School basketball team only knew that they were going somewhere to play basketball. They...

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ISBN 9781467726047
PRICE $17.99 (USD)

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I am from NC and I;m a HUGE college basketball fan. I had never heard about this game, so this was very informative for me. We will definitely be purchasing this title.

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