In 1904, Dr. E. B. Henderson was the first to introduce the game of basketball to African American youth after learning the game at the Dudley Sargent School of Physical Training at Harvard University. There he became the first African American male in the nation to become certified to teach in the new field of physical education. On returning to Washington D.C. he taught his students in Washington, D.C.’s Colored Public Schools. This book is a narrative to his story and how the history of Black Basketball was introduced to the community.
In 1904, Dr. E. B. Henderson was the first to introduce the game of basketball to African American youth after learning the game at the Dudley Sargent School of Physical Training at Harvard University. There he became the first African American male in the nation to become certified to teach in the new field of physical education. On returning to Washington D.C. he taught his students in Washington, D.C.’s Colored Public Schools. This book is a narrative to his story and how the history of Black Basketball was introduced to the community.
In 1904, Dr. E. B. Henderson was the first to introduce the game of basketball to African American youth after learning the game at the Dudley Sargent School of Physical Training at Harvard University. There he became the first African American male in the nation to become certified to teach in the new field of physical education. On returning to Washington D.C. he taught his students in Washington, D.C.’s Colored Public Schools. This book is a narrative to his story and how the history of Black Basketball was introduced to the community.
