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the 1920s today FEBRUARY 14, 2005 1948 27-year the early 1950s the 1932–33 season recent years

World Professional Championship SESSION H.

the Harlem Road Kings Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

IH Michigan Springfield Sweetwater Chicago Minneapolis the United States Detroit New York Massachusetts Florida

the Black Legends of Professional Basketball Harlem

African-American African-Americans rican-Americans American Americans African American ican

the Philadelphia Tribunes Negro the National Basketball Association CONGRESS the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Marques Haynes Rens Committee Senate the New York Rens Runt Pullins the House of Representatives National basketball Association New York Renaissance National the New York Enforcers

Pappy Ricks Lou Badger Eddie Younger Bobby Hall Tarzan Cooper Fat Jenkins Jim Usry TOWNS Sonny Boswell Ermer Robinson Bob Douglas George Mikan Inman Babe Pressley CAPUANO Zachary Clayton MEEKS LANTOS RANGEL Bernie Price MCDERMOTT John Kline MEEK OWENS John Isaacs GRIJALVA Puggy Bell Duke Cumberland Willie Smith Gates KILPATRICK Goose Tatum Ted Strong

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