RUNNING FOR INTEGRATION: CCNY AND THE PROMISE OF INTERRACIAL COOPERATION THROUGH BASKETBALL

<p>In 1951, an investigation of gambling in college basketball by New York district attorney, Frank Hogan, ultimately led to the arrest of more than 30 players from seven schools, including six players from the City College of New York (CCNY). Just a year earlier in 1950, CCNY became the first racially integrated basketball team to win the national championship; and the only one to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Invitational Tournament (NIT) championships in the same season. Unfortunately, their accomplishments were overshadowed by the gambling scandals.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

American Studies

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Banton, Arthur

Contributors dc:contributor

• Susan Curtis
• William Harper
• Ronald J Stephens
• Cheryl Cooky

• Basketball
• CCNY
• Integration
• New York City
• Race
• Youth

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1496

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2712