The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the '68 Racial Divide

In the spring of 1968, the Omaha Central High School basketball team made history with its first...
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Author: Steve Marantz
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The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the '68 Racial Divide by Marantz, Steve

The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the '68 Racial Divide

BD$33.08

The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the '68 Racial Divide

BD$33.08
Author: Steve Marantz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In the spring of 1968, the Omaha Central High School basketball team made history with its first all-black starting lineup. Their nickname, the Rhythm Boys, captured who they were and what they did on the court. Led by star center Dwaine Dillard, the Rhythm Boys were a shoo-in to win the state championship. But something happened on their way to glory. In early March, segregationist George Wallace, in a third-party presidential bid, made a campaign stop in Omaha. By the time he left town, Dillard was in jail, his coach was caught between angry political factions, and the city teetered on the edge of racial violence. So began the Nebraska state high school basketball tournament the next day, caught in the vise of history. The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central tells a true story about high school basketball, black awakening and rebellion, and innocence lost in a watershed year. The drama of civil rights in 1968 plays out in this riveting social history of sports, politics, race, and popular culture in the American heartland.

Author: Steve Marantz
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 03/01/2011
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780803234345


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Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2011 pg. 12
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2011
Foreword 02/28/2011

About the Author
Steve Marantz is an Omaha Central graduate and the author of Sorcery at Caesars: Sugar Ray's Marvelous Fight. A researcher for ESPN Content Development and E:60, and a coeditor of sportsmediaguide.com, he formerly covered sports, government, and politics for the Kansas City Star, the Boston Globe, and the Boston Herald. Susie Buffett, a 1971 graduate of Omaha Central, is the eldest of Warren Buffett's three children and runs the not-for-profit Sherwood Foundation.

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