Edwin Bancroft Henderson (57 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardback. Condition: Good. The first contemporary biography of the man credited with introducing basketball to African Americans 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 Blacks 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 I-Dr. Henderson's grandson-provides unprecedented detail and fascinating insight into this influential figure in Black history. Henderson organized the first athletic league for Blacks, 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 NACP, advocated for school desegregation, and held executive board positions with multiple NACP 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. …

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Negro in Sports. Book.

Condition: Very Good. [1979 ed.]. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condition: Good. [1979 ed.]. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. 3rd New Intro ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4to., 306 pp. Illustrated.

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Grandfather of Black Basketball: The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson. Book.

Condition: New. In English.

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Condition: Like New. Signed by author on title page. Page block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without markings of any kind. Fine, like new condition. Supporting Bay Area Friends of the Library since 2010. Well packaged and promptly shipped.

Hardcover. Revised edition. Octavo, 371 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is brown with black print. Boards in brown cloth. Fraying to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, spotty fading to panels, warping. Text block has tanning to endpapers, cracked front hinge, tear to fore edge of page 243. Illustrated: b&w photographs. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column R. 1395998. FP New Rockville Stock.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. The first contemporary biography of the man credited with introducing basketball to African Americans 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 Blacks 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 Blacks, 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. …

Condition: New. In English.

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 274 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. used hardcover copy lacking a dust jacket. book is somewhat shelfworn and corners a bit bumped. covers may be a bit scuffed and outer edge of page block somewhat dusty/discolored with age. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight otherwise. there are no marks to the text.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Long out of print, the Negro in Sport is a reprint of the 1949 edition with the addition of an introduction by the historian Al-Tony Gilmore.

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