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Chuck Cooper: The First Black Player to be drafted into the NBA
This is the first episode of History through Hoops, a series dedicated to telling the stories of basketball's black pioneers. This episode focuses on the first black man to be drafted into the NBA and the first black player on the Celtics , Chuck Cooper
Link to Journey through Jerseys Episode: https://youtu.be/UEbEBeBBaNg
Links to learn more:
https://chuckcooperfoundation.org/
https://biography.jrank.org/pages/233...
https://hofbbplayers.com/chuck-cooper/
https://theundefeated.com/features/ch...
https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pres...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08IK0...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixH3c...
Books:
Cooper, C., Finoli, D. (2020). Breaking Barriers: The Chuck Cooper Story. (n.p.): Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US.
Thomas, R. (2004). They Cleared the Lane: The NBA's Black Pioneers. United States: University of Nebraska Press.
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