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Harlem Globetrotters
 Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters $9.98 This video is great. I am 17 and still love scooby. the dvd came to me scratched up because the disk was loose in the case, but it still works fine. I would have returned it, but this dvd was out of stock and didnt wont to wait.  Harlem Globetrotters $9.99 When discussions take place about the integration of major sports, the conversation almost always centers on Jackie Robinson and the Negro baseball leagues. Often lost is the role that the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team played in the movement to complete the integration of American society. Even more lost is the incredible talent of the people that played for the team, there has never been a better ball handler than dribbler extraordinaire Marques Haynes. In many ways, the Globetrotters are like professional wrestlers; in amidst the clowning and other antics, you overlook the incredible physical capability of the players. This book describes the history of the Globetrotters, from their barnstorming days in small towns where they played in every "arena" from a drained swimming pool to towns with a population of a few hundred. There were lean years where racial discrimination was omnipresent, it was not even possible for the men to get a hot meal, everything had to be takeout and generally from the back door. Hotel accommodations were often non-existent for the black players; they were sometimes forced to sleep on cots in private homes. Nevertheless, as was the case with the Negro baseball leagues, the talent came to dominate, as the Globetrotters regularly beat professional teams and teams of senior college all-stars. This caught the interest of professional basketball and soon the best black players were entering the NBA. While this was to the overall good, it weakened the talent pool available for the Globetrotters. All antics and clowning aside, the Harlem Globetrotters were part of a revolution in basketball, they helped the integration of major sports and demonstrated that flash and dazzle on the court could fill the seats. For years, the largest number of people to attend a basketball game was there to see the Globetrotters. This is a good story about an under appreciated aspect of sports history.  Biography - The Harlem Globetrotters: America's Court Jesters $24.95 I bought this to introduce the globe trotters to my 8 year old son. We were both bored to tears. It is mostly editorial by famous people associated with the globe trotters. Very little time spent on filming them in action. And the clips shown are very short. You walk away understanding the racial component and who did not get along with who. It would have been nice to see what the globe trotters are famous for. Meadowlark Lemon is breif and at the very end. If you are looking for editorials about the globe trotters this is it. If you are looking to see the globe trotters doing there thing skip this one. |
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