{"product_id":"breaking-through-john-b-mclendon-basketball-legend-and-civil-rights-pioneer-9781557289513","title":"Breaking Through: John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, William Rockhill Nelson Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn B. McLendon was the last living prot g  of basketball's inventor, Dr. James Naismith, and one of the \"top ten basketball coaches of the century\" in Billy Packer's opinion. McLendon's amazing records in college and pro basketball earned him a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame (the first black coach to be inducted), and his coaching philosophy has had a huge influence on basketball coaches. Breaking Through is also a powerful and inspirational story about segregation and a champion's struggle for equality in 1940s and 50s America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, ESPN's Peabody Award-winning documentary about players and coaches who attended historically black colleges and universities, covers many of the events in McLendon's life that Katz writes about in his book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McLendon was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557289513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.76h x 6.16w x 0.73d","brand":"Milton S. Katz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799820042421,"sku":"9781557289513","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4b05b0c1-68e4-4d72-ba77-d120af170176.jpg?v=1711478941","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/breaking-through-john-b-mclendon-basketball-legend-and-civil-rights-pioneer-9781557289513","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}