The Black Athlete; Emergence and Arrival
New York: Publishers Company, Inc., 1969. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. xiii, [1], 306 pages. Introduction by Jackie Robinson. Preface by Charles H. Wesley. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. This is one of the International Library of Negro Life and History. Edwin Bancroft Henderson (November 24, 1883 – February 3, 1977), was an African-American educator and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) pioneer. The "Father of Black Basketball," introduced basketball to African Americans in Washington, D.C. in 1904, and was Washington's first male African American physical education teacher. From 1926 until his retirement in 1954, Henderson served as director of health and physical education for Washington's black schools. Henderson taught physical education to African Americans and organized athletic activities in Washington, D.C. Henderson helped organize the Fairfax County branch of the NAACP and served as President of the Virginia NAACP in the 1950s. More