Strong inside : the true story of how Perry Wallace broke college basketball's color line
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New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2017].
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9780399548345, 0399548343
Lexile measure
1170L
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Published
New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2017].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780399548345, 0399548343
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 7.9, 8 Points
Lexile measure
1170

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites to learn side by side. A week after Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, Wallace enrolled in high school and his sensational jumping, dunking, and rebounding abilities quickly earned him the attention of college basketball recruiters from top schools across the nation. In his senior year his Pearl High School basketball team won Tennessee's first racially-integrated state tournament. The world seemed to be opening up at just the right time, and when Vanderbilt University recruited Wallace to play basketball, he courageously accepted the assignment to desegregate the Southeastern Conference. The hateful experiences he would endure on campus and in the hostile gymnasiums of the Deep South turned out to be the stuff of nightmares. Yet Wallace persisted, endured, and met this unthinkable challenge head on. This insightful biography digs deep beneath the surface to reveal a complicated, profound, and inspiring story of an athlete turned civil rights trailblazer.
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1170L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,7.9,8,186511.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Maraniss, A. (2017). Strong inside: the true story of how Perry Wallace broke college basketball's color line (Young readers edition.). Philomel Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Maraniss, Andrew. 2017. Strong Inside: The True Story of How Perry Wallace Broke College Basketball's Color Line. Philomel Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Maraniss, Andrew. Strong Inside: The True Story of How Perry Wallace Broke College Basketball's Color Line Philomel Books, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Maraniss, Andrew. Strong Inside: The True Story of How Perry Wallace Broke College Basketball's Color Line Young readers edition., Philomel Books, 2017.

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