Stokes: The Brief Career of the NBA's First Black Superstar Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists • 2017 IRA Notable Books

• 2017 IRA Notable Books for a Global Society

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Stokes: The Brief Career of the NBA's First Black Superstar Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists • 2017 IRA Notable BooksStokes tells the story of the NBAs first Black superstar, Maurice Stokes, who is not as well known as he should be in part because of a career ending injury. Coauthors and basketball enthusiasts John Coy and Ty Chapman highlight what a standout Stokes was: he was 67 and as they write, nobody had ever seen a guy his size score, defend, rebound, dribble, and pass so well. In a 1958 game against the Minneapolis Lakers, Stokes, went down hard and hit his