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Maraniss, AndrewMaraniss, Andrew
Summary: "The true story of Glenn Burke, a "hidden figure" in the history of sports: the inventor of the high five and the first openly gay MLB player"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 BURMaraniss, Andrew
Summary: A biography of the first African American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference details his struggles against racism, persistence of will, and role as a civil rights trailblazer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WALMaraniss, Andrew
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women's Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women's basketball on the map"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 796.323 MARMaraniss, Andrew
Summary: "The true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's Germany"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2019