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Robertson, Oscar
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YA
Hoose begins in the early 1920s, when Indianapolis's KKK-influenced school board created a separate, African American–only high school. By the 1950s, Crispus Attucks High had a seemingly unstoppable all-black basketball team (including future NBA great Oscar Robertson), which won two straight state titles and brought some progress to a racially divided city. Dramatic photographs, numerous sidebars, newspaper headlines, and thorough back matter enrich a thought-provoking volume. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2018
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