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Edwin Bancroft Henderson (November 24, 1883 – February 3, 1977), was an American educator and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) pioneer. The "Father of Black Basketball", introduced basketball to African Americans in Washington, D.C., in 1904, and was Washington's first male African American physical education teacher (and possibly the first in the country). From 1926 until his retirement in 1954, Henderson served as director of health and physical education for Washington D.C.'s black schools. An athlete and team player rather than a star, Henderson both taught physical education to African Americans and organized athletic activities in Washington, D.C. and Fairfax County, Virginia, where his grandmother lived and where he returned with his wife in 1910 to

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  • Edwin Bancroft Henderson (November 24, 1883 – February 3, 1977), was an American educator and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) pioneer. The "Father of Black Basketball", introduced basketball to African Americans in Washington, D.C., in 1904, and was Washington's first male African American physical education teacher (and possibly the first in the country). From 1926 until his retirement in 1954, Henderson served as director of health and physical education for Washington D.C.'s black schools. An athlete and team player rather than a star, Henderson both taught physical education to African Americans and organized athletic activities in Washington, D.C. and Fairfax County, Virginia, where his grandmother lived and where he returned with his wife in 1910 to raise their family. A prolific letter writer both to newspapers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and Alabama (where he spent many of his last years), Henderson also helped organize the Fairfax County branch of the NAACP and twice served as President of the Virginia NAACP in the 1950s. (en)
  • Edwin Bancroft Henderson (24. November 1883 in Washington, D.C. – 3. Februar 1977 in Tuskegee, Alabama) war ein amerikanischer Sportler, Trainer, Lehrer, Sporthistoriker, tätig in der Schulverwaltung und im Civil rights movement. Er gilt als (Groß)Vater des afroamerikanischen Basketballs. (de)
  • Edwin Bancroft Henderson, anche noto come E.B. Henderson (Washington, 24 novembre 1883 – 3 febbraio 1977), è stato un insegnante di educazione fisica statunitense, considerato uno dei pionieri della pallacanestro. (it)
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  • Henderson in 1912 (en)
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  • Edwin Bancroft Henderson (24. November 1883 in Washington, D.C. – 3. Februar 1977 in Tuskegee, Alabama) war ein amerikanischer Sportler, Trainer, Lehrer, Sporthistoriker, tätig in der Schulverwaltung und im Civil rights movement. Er gilt als (Groß)Vater des afroamerikanischen Basketballs. (de)
  • Edwin Bancroft Henderson, anche noto come E.B. Henderson (Washington, 24 novembre 1883 – 3 febbraio 1977), è stato un insegnante di educazione fisica statunitense, considerato uno dei pionieri della pallacanestro. (it)
  • Edwin Bancroft Henderson (November 24, 1883 – February 3, 1977), was an American educator and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) pioneer. The "Father of Black Basketball", introduced basketball to African Americans in Washington, D.C., in 1904, and was Washington's first male African American physical education teacher (and possibly the first in the country). From 1926 until his retirement in 1954, Henderson served as director of health and physical education for Washington D.C.'s black schools. An athlete and team player rather than a star, Henderson both taught physical education to African Americans and organized athletic activities in Washington, D.C. and Fairfax County, Virginia, where his grandmother lived and where he returned with his wife in 1910 to (en)
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