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Martha's Vineyard Basketball - How a Resort League Defied Notions of Race and Class (Paperback)
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Martha's Vineyard Basketball - How a Resort League Defied Notions of Race and Class (Paperback)
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Year round on Martha's Vineyard Island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts,
residents and vacationers have played basketball-almost since the
game was invented. The Oak Bluffs summer league on the Island was
innovative, ethnically diverse, welcomed female players, and
fostered thousands of friendships. President Obama, NBA All-Star
Kyrie Irving, and Family Matters sitcom star Jaleel White have all
played basketball on Martha's Vineyard, as did future college
stars, authors, war heroes, and entrepreneurs. Their stories touch
current events from World War I through the Civil Rights
Movement-and even include the filming of the blockbuster Jaws.
Martha's Vineyard Basketball: How a Resort League Defied Notions of
Race and Class follows the rich history of basketball on the Island
and tells the stories of the players and coaches themselves. During
the heyday of Martha's Vineyard basketball in the 1970s and '80s,
the courts provided a place for friendships that looked past social
class and race-a unique situation given that nearby cities such as
Boston were sites of violent demonstrations against integration.
Original interviews with those who were there not only reveal the
racial dynamics on Martha's Vineyard, but also relate amusing
anecdotes of encounters with celebrities that include Charles
Lindbergh, James Cagney, Frank Sinatra, and future star James
Taylor. Martha's Vineyard Basketball reveals little-known aspects
of the Island, shares the realities and triumphs of residents and
vacationers alike, and demonstrates the unifying power of
basketball. New Englanders, basketball fans, and those interested
in race and class relations will all find this book a noteworthy
account of a singular place.
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