SHOP & EXPLORE THE PRE-NBA HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN BASKETBALL
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Independent Pleasure Club Long Sleeve Tee
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LEARN MOREThe Black Fives Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity whose mission is to research, preserve, showcase, teach, and honor the pre-NBA history of African Americans in basketball. Your purchase directly supports our mission. Thank you!
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OUR PURPOSE
Uncover.
Conserve.
Highlight.
Encourage.
Advocate.
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SHOP TEAMS
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ALPHA PHYSICAL CULTURE CLUB
The Alpha Physical Culture Club basketball team, known as the Alpha Big...
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INDEPENDENT PLEASURE CLUB
The Independent Pleasure Club was formed in 1908 in Orange, New Jersey...
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LOS ANGELES RED DEVILS
Though little known today, the Los Angeles Red Devils were a unique,...
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NEW YORK RENS
The New York Rens were the first Black-owned, all-Black, fully professional basketball...
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PHILADELPHIA PANTHERS
The Philadelphia Panthers were an all-Black basketball team that played during the 1910s...
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PHILADELPHIA QUICK STEPPERS
The Philadelphia Quick Steppers were organized in the late 1920s in connection...
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VANDAL ATHLETIC CLUB
The Vandal Athletic Club was an African American organization formed in Atlantic...
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WASHINGTON 12 STREETERS
The Washington 12 Streeters were one of America’s earliest all-Black basketball teams,...
The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball's Forgotten Era
A groundbreaking, timely history of Black basketball's largely unknown early days, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who made the game.
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