{"id":281,"date":"2015-02-06T11:19:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T16:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/?p=281"},"modified":"2023-08-24T12:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:59:03","slug":"fun-facts-for-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/fun-facts-for-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Facts for Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American University fielded its first integrated basketball team in the 1956-57 season and went on to become the NCAA Eastern Champs in 1958 despite challenging playing conditions. Coach Dave Carrasco recruited several local players including Willie Jones and Dickie Wells who excelled both on and off the court to make their coach\u2019s dream to develop a racially integrated basketball program at American University a reality.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1663\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1663\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1663\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/MensBasketballteam-1957-58-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/MensBasketballteam-1957-58-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/MensBasketballteam-1957-58-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/MensBasketballteam-1957-58-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/MensBasketballteam-1957-58-1536x1179.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/MensBasketballteam-1957-58-2048x1572.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/MensBasketballteam-1957-58-624x479.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Men&#8217;s Basketball team 1957-58<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Did you know that before Bender Arena opened in 1988, AU played its home games in various locations including the Fort Myer, VA gymnasium?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1665\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1665\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1665\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Fort-Myer-1-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Fort-Myer-1-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Fort-Myer-1-652x1024.jpg 652w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Fort-Myer-1-768x1207.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Fort-Myer-1-977x1536.jpg 977w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Fort-Myer-1-1303x2048.jpg 1303w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Fort-Myer-1-624x981.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Fort-Myer-1-scaled.jpg 1629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Myer<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American University fielded its first integrated basketball team in the 1956-57 season and went on to become the NCAA Eastern Champs in 1958 despite challenging playing conditions. 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