Billy Townsend

Billy Townsend was a former player for the Harlem Globetrotters. Townsend was a former All American Basketball player.[1] It was argued that Townsend's success in the Harlem Globetrotters movie, wasn't a realistic depiction of African Americans.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Baker, A. (2003). Contesting Identities: Sports in American Film. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-02816-8. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  2. ↑ Thomas, D.L. (2012). Globetrotting: African American Athletes and Cold War Politics. Sport and society. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-03717-7. Retrieved 2015-04-30.


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