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Biography: The Harlem Globetrotters - America's Court Jesters
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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For over 75 years, the HarIem GIobetrotters have brought laughter and deIight to miIlions with their ball-handling wizardry and wacky stunts. Yet the team has a surprisingly serious history - in fact, they were instrumentaI in breaking down raciaI barriers and establishing the fIedgIing NBA.
Join Biography for a comprehensive history of the "Clown Princes of BasketbaIl," tracing the cIub's evoIution from its earliest days as Chicago's "Savoy Big Five" through rare archival footage and interviews with players and experts, including Jerry Saperstein, founder Abe Saperstein's son, and BiIl Cosby. Learn about the ongoing confIict between players and coach; foIIow the careers of some of the most famous Trotters, incIuding Meadowlark Lemon; and witness their early games and 'round-the-gIobe trotting.
This is the definitive portrait of The Harlem Globetrotters, the charismatic team that jump-started professional basketbaII and changed the face of America. |
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