Getting Open The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett and the Integration of College Basketball
by Tom Graham and Rachel Graham Cody
Book Details
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2008
Language: en
Pages: 255
ISBN: 9780253220462
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Description
In 1947, the same year Jackie Robinson broke the color line in Major League Baseball, Bill Garrett integrated college basketball. By joining the basketball program at Indiana University, he broke the gentleman's agreement that had barred black players from the Big Ten, college basketball's most important conference.
Themes & Topics
Biography & AutobiographySportsSports & RecreationBasketballHistoryCultural & Social Aspects
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