TY  - GEN
T1  - Integrated : the Lincoln Institute, basketball, and a vanished tradition
A1  - Miller, James W., 1948-
LA  - English
PP  - Place of publication not identified
PB  - University Press of Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky
YR  - 2017
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn970693453
AB  - In Integrated, James W. Miller explores an often ignored aspect of America's struggle for racial equality. He relates the story of the Lincoln Institute--an all-black high school in Shelby County, Kentucky, where students prospered both in the classroom and on the court. In 1960, the Lincoln Tigers men's basketball team defeated three all-white schools to win the regional tournament and advance to one of Kentucky's most popular events, the state high school basketball tournament. This proud tradition of African American schools--a celebration of their athletic achievements--was ironically destroyed by integration. This evocative book is enriched by tales of individual courage from men who defied comfort and custom. Miller describes how one coach at a white high school convinced his administrators and fans that playing the black schools was not only the right thing to do, but that it was also necessary. He discusses John Norman "Slam Bam" Cunningham, the former Lincoln Institute standout who became an Armed Forces All-Star and later impressed University of Kentucky Coach Adolph Rupp on the Wildcats' home floor. Miller also tells the story of a young tennis prodigy whose dreams were denied because he could not play at the white country club, but who became the first African American to start for an integrated Kentucky high school basketball championship team. Featuring accounts from former Lincoln Institute players, students, and teachers, Integrated not only documents the story of a fractured sports tradition but also addresses the far-reaching impact of the civil rights movement in the South
CN  - GV706.32 .M55 2017eb
SN  - 9780813169460
SN  - 0813169461
SN  - 9780813169965
SN  - 0813169968
SN  - 9780813169118
KW  - Lincoln Institute (Simpsonville, Ky.) : Basketball.
KW  - Lincoln Tigers (Basketball team)
KW  - Lincoln Institute (Simpsonville, Ky.)
KW  - Discrimination in sports : Kentucky.
KW  - Kentucky : Race relations.
KW  - Discrimination dans les sports : Kentucky.
KW  - Kentucky : Relations raciales.
KW  - GAMES : Gambling : Sports.
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION : Business Aspects.
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION : Essays.
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION : History.
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION : Reference.
KW  - TRAVEL : Special Interest : Sports.
KW  - Basketball
KW  - Discrimination in sports
KW  - Race relations
KW  - Kentucky
KW  - Electronic books.
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