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

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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 03/01/2011
ISBN: 9780803234345
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.47w x 0.63d
Award: IndieFab awards - Gold Medal Winner

Review Citations: Booklist 03/01/2011 pg. 12
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2011
Foreword 02/28/2011
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