Social Justice
Black Fives Era Basketball Exhibit to showcase in New York
Just a few years after the invention of “Basket Ball,” black players in segregated America formed leagues of their own, eventually creating a barnstorming circuit featuring such teams as the New York Renaissance, the Washington Bears and the Harlem Globetrotters.
A Black Fives Era basketball exhibit will be showcased in New York City.
Just a few years after the invention of “Basketball,” Black players in segregated America formed leagues of their own, eventually creating a troupe featuring teams as the New York Renaissance, the Washington Bears and the Harlem Globetrotters.
Dozens of teams flourished between 1904 and 1950 in what became known as the Black Fives Era, an often-overlooked piece of Black history that is the subject of an exhibition opening at the New-York Historical Society on March 14.
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