{"product_id":"9798216555230","title":"Grandfather of Black Basketball The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGrandfather of Black Basketball\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEdwin Bancroft Henderson II\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation \/ Basketball\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first contemporary biography of the man credited with introducing basketball to African American athletes on a wide-scale, organized basis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson was the son of working-class parents born in slavery. A driven, intelligent, and charismatic young man, Henderson attended Harvard University's Dudley Sargent School of Physical Training. There he met the leaders in the new field of physical education and recognized athletics--and basketball, especially--as a public health initiative and a way that young Black athletes could gain college scholarships and debunk the idea of racial inferiority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Grandfather of Black Basketball: The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson\u003c\/i\u003e, Edwin Bancroft Henderson II--Dr. Henderson's grandson--provides unprecedented detail and fascinating insight into this influential figure in Black history. Henderson organized the first athletic league for Black athletes, introduced basketball to Black people on a wide-scale, organized basis, and founded associations to train and organize Black officials and referees. He also wrote and co-edited the first Spalding publication that highlighted the exploits of African American participation in sports and authored \u003ci\u003eThe Negro in Sports\u003c\/i\u003e. Outside of athletics, Henderson was instrumental in founding the first rural branch of the NAACP, advocated for school desegregation, and held executive board positions with multiple NAACP branches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Overlooked for decades, Henderson was finally enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 as a contributor. \u003ci\u003eThe Grandfather of Black Basketball\u003c\/i\u003e gives long-overdue recognition to a sports pioneer, civil rights activist, author, educator, and pragmatic humanitarian who fought his entire life to improve opportunities for youth through athletics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdwin Bancroft Henderson II\u003c\/b\u003e is the founding president and director of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation, whose mission it is to research, preserve, and celebrate the African American and civil rights history of Falls Church, Fairfax County, and Northern Virginia. He received the NAACP's African American History Preservation Award and was named a National Trust for Historic Preservation Diversity Scholar. He is a Life Member of the NAACP and a member of the Historical Society of Washington. He has served on the Falls Church Historical Commission since 1995. Henderson was an educator for 25 years and is the namesake of Dr. E. B. Henderson.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216555230\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51197347823756,"sku":"9798216555230","price":20.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_37d7a082-aeba-4423-a276-4277dc383a8d.jpg?v=1782962454","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216555230","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}