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King of the Court - Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution (Paperback)
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King of the Court - Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution (Paperback)
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Bill Russell was not the first African American to play
professional basketball, but he was its first black superstar. From
the moment he stepped onto the court of the Boston Garden in 1956,
Russell began to transform the sport in a fundamental way, making
him, more than any of his contemporaries, the Jackie Robinson of
basketball. In "King of the Court", Aram Goudsouzian provides a
vivid and engrossing chronicle of the life and career of this
brilliant champion and courageous racial pioneer. Russell's
leaping, wide-ranging defense altered the game's texture. His teams
provided models of racial integration in the 1950s and 1960s, and,
in 1966, he became the first black coach of any major professional
team sport. Yet, like no athlete before him, Russell challenged the
politics of sport. Instead of displaying appreciative deference, he
decried racist institutions, embraced his African roots, and
challenged the nonviolent tenets of the civil rights movement. This
beautifully written book - sophisticated, nuanced, and insightful -
reveals a singular individual who expressed the dreams of Martin
Luther King Jr. while echoing the warnings of Malcolm X.
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