Family Donates Rare Globetrotters Items To Black Fives Foundation Historical Archives

Harlem Globe Trotters in Cuba

Cuba

A 1947 visit to Cuba by the Harlem Globe Trotters pro barnstorming basketball team gives a glimpse into the past as well as into the future.

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Nat Clifton, New York Knicks

A Fine Clip Honoring NBA Pioneer Clifton

This fine clip from ESPN.com honors Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, one of the first three African Americans to play in the NBA. Clifton played for the New York Rens and the Harlem Globetrotters before signing with the Knicks in 1950.

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Man broke barriers in life, sports

Sacramento Bee: George Crowe, an elite athlete who broke racial barriers in basketball and baseball, died quietly in Rancho Cordova last week after living a remarkable life as a mid-20th century pioneer.

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