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Published on: 2011-08-19
Released on: 2009-10-31
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In 1950, future Hall of Famer Earl Lloyd became the first African Americanto play in a National Basketball Association game. A warm and graciousman, widely loved and respected, Lloyd has lived what he describes as an"incredible journey" and has spent eighty years gathering passionate lessonsfrom that experience.He was born in Virginia, a state he describes as "the cradle of segregation,"only sixty-two years after the end of the Civil War. Nicknamed "Moonfixer"in college, Lloyd led West Virginia State to two CIAA Conference andTournament Championships and was named All-American twice. One ofthree African Americans to enter the NBA at that time, Lloyd played sevengames for the Washington Capitals before the team folded. He joined theSyracuse Nationals for six seasons and later played for the Detroit Pistonsbefore he retired in 1961.Throughout his career, he quietly endured the overwhelming slights andexclusions that went with being black in America. Yet he has also lived tosee basketball-a demonstration of art, power, and pride-become theblack national pastime and to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama.In a series of extraordinary conversations with Sean Kirst, Lloyd revealshis fierce determination to succeed, his frustration with the plight of manyyoung black men, and his sincere desire for the nation to achieve trueequality among its citizens.
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