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Author Talk – The Original Bucky Lew: Basketball’s First Black Professional
Author Talk – The Original Bucky Lew: Basketball’s First Black Professional
The first integrated basketball game in Maine took place in Sanford in 1913. This groundbreaking event occurred when Bucky Lew, described by the Sanford Tribune as the “famous colored dribbler,” brought his Lowell Five to the old Town Hall in Springvale village to face the local team. Chris Boucher, the author of The Original Bucky […]