Fall 2024

Hoops Heroes

The Untold Story of Black Basketball

From the Series Black Trailblazers in Sports (Read Woke ™ Books)

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

When much of the US was segregated, Black athletes were not allowed to play alongside white athletes. Black athletes started their own sports leagues, including the Black Fives. Learn about basketball’s beginnings and the stars of the Black Fives Era, including Charles “Tarzan” Cooper and Ora Washington. Then discover how the National Basketball Association became integrated, what led to the creation of the Women’s National Basketball Association, and how the Black Fives had a lasting impact.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Books: #OwnVoices, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity, Sports
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Read Woke ™ Books
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2024-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF018010, JNF054020, JNF025210
Dewey 796.323
Dimensions 7 x 9
Guided Reading Level U
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Introductory note, Primary source quotations/images, and Source notes

Author: Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith is a writer and editor based in Falls Church, Virginia.