| Description |
1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1. First Bell; 2. Tears of a Clown; 3. Summer of '67; 4. Just Their Imagination; 5. So Glad They Made It; 6. Get on Board; 7. Jupiter Aligns; 8. "A Mongrel Unit"; 9. Wallace for President; 10. Darkness, Darkness; 11. The Broken Hearted; 12. Last Bell; 13. Their Beat Goes On; Postscript; Acknowledgments; Index |
| Summary |
In the spring of 1968, the Omaha Central High School basketball team made history with its first all-black starting lineup. Their nickname, the Rhythm Boys, captured who they were and what they did on the court. Led by star center Dwaine Dillard, the Rhythm Boys were a shoo-in to win the state championship. But something happened on their way to glory. In early March, segregationist George Wallace, in a third-party presidential bid, made a campaign stop in Omaha. By the time he left town, Dillard was in jail, his coach was caught between angry political factions, and the city teetered on the e |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Omaha Central High School (Omaha, Neb.) -- Basketball -- History
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Omaha Central Eagles (Basketball team) -- History
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Omaha Central Eagles (Basketball team) fast |
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Omaha Central High School (Omaha, Neb.) fast |
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African American basketball players -- Nebraska -- Omaha -- History
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Discrimination in sports -- Nebraska -- Omaha -- History
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Racism in sports -- Nebraska -- Omaha -- History
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Basketball -- Nebraska -- Omaha -- History
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Basketball.
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African American basketball players
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Basketball
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Discrimination in sports
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Racism in sports
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Nebraska -- Omaha
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Buffett, Susie
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| ISBN |
9780803235298 |
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0803235291 |
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