NEW YORK GIRLS

Location: Harlem, New York
Established: 1910
Affiliation: Alpha Physical Culture Club
Coach: Conrad Norman

The New York Girls were formed in early 1910 as the country’s first independently-run female all-Black basketball team. The squad was organized, managed, and coached by Conrad Norman, a Jamaican immigrant who headed the Alpha Physical Culture Club in Harlem, the first African American athletic club in history.

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