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Hoose, Phillip.
ATTUCKS! : OSCAR ROBERTSON AND THE BASKETBALL TEAM THAT AWAKENED A CITY
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, [2018]
IL YA
ISBN 9780374306120
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People say that basketball is just a game – or is it? The Crispus Attucks basketball team, led by Oscar Robertson, proved that basketball can be more than a game. In fact, while the road to a state championship was paved with racism and disbelief, the end of the road opened the door for conversation, fellowship, and healing when Indianapolis and Indiana may have needed it most. ( Prepared by: Rhonda Tiwari, H.E. McCracken Middle School, rhonda.tiwari@beaufort.k12.sc.us)  (South Carolina Book Awards, 2020-2021)



SUBJECTS:   Crispus Attucks Tigers (Basketball team) -- History.
                        Robertson, Oscar, -- 1938-
                        African American basketball coaches -- Biography.
                        African American basketball players -- Biography.
                        Basketball players -- United States -- Biography.
                        Basketball teams -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- History.
                        United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
                        Basketball players.

 
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