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"The Origins of Black Basketball" video explores how the first black basketball teams helped shape the game. Advertisements for basketball games in the black community featured dance and basketball as entertainment, and in 1923, Bob Douglas founded the New York Renaissance, the first all-black professional basketball team, which popularized basketball and innovated the game itself. Their victory against an all-white team was a significant cultural expression and legacy for players like Dr J, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan.
In this section, we learn that the first black basketball teams played a crucial role in shaping the game we know and love today. Basketball was first introduced to African Americans on a wide-scale organized basis in 1904, with advertisements for games in the black community always featuring basketball and dance as a part of the entertainment. Bob Douglas founded the New York Renaissance, the first all-black professional basketball team that innovated the game itself and popularized basketball at a time when it wasn't yet America's game. Their victory in a tournament against an all-white team was a tremendous win for not just the Renaissance but also for the black community, and basketball became a cultural expression and a legacy for players such as Dr J, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan.
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