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Don barks dale

Published on Dec 17, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DON BARKSDALE

MARCH 31,1923 - MARCH 8, 1993

OAKLAND , CALIFORNIA

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AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER

STRUGGLES IN LIFE
Parents had split up & Segregation was big growing up as a kid . His basketball coach cut him three years in a row because he wanted no more then one black person on the team

LEGACY
Was the first African American to represent U.S on the hardwood in the Olympics first to be name NCAA -ALL American first black to play on the team and first African American to win gold medals

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