Bibliograph

Game changer, John McLendon and the secret game, by John Coy ; illustrated by Randy DuBurke

Type

Label

Game changer, John McLendon and the secret game, by John Coy ; illustrated by Randy DuBurke

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Game changer

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

918931303

Responsibility statement

by John Coy ; illustrated by Randy DuBurke

Sub title

John McLendon and the secret game

Summary

When they piled into cars and drove through Durham, North Carolina, the members of the Duke University Medical School basketball team only knew that they were going somewhere to play basketball. They didn't know whom they would play against. But when they came face to face with their opponents, they quickly realized this secret game was going to make history. Discover the true story of how in 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret game between the best players from a white college and his team from the North Carolina College of Negroes. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed the sport of basketball forever

Target audience

juvenile

Classification