Nat Clifton and Charles Cooper
1950 was a year of awakening for the NBA. In 1950, four black men played in the NBA: Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, HanK DeZonie and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton. They were the first African-Americans to play in the NBA.
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Earl Lloyd and Chuck Cooper.
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NAACP- national association for the advancement of colored people
Earl LloydApril 28Earl Lloyd*On this date we celebrate the birth of Earl Lloyd in 1928. He was an African American basketball player, the first Black man to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.
NAACP National Association for the advancement of colored people
African Americans.
It is an organization that called for economic and educational equality for African Americans.
NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
One of several organizations African Americans formed to fight discrimination was the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Racial discriminaton
The NAACP is an organization that helped African-Americans gain their civil rights. It stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.