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All black basketball teams (Black Fives) were established
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First fully organized independent all black basketball teams established
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Amateur all black Olympian athletic league formed
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First inter-city basketball game played between two black teams
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Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn was named the first colored basketball world champion
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Howard University’s first Varsity Basketball team was created
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Commonwealth 5, the first all-black “professional” team was founded
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New York Renaissance was founded
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Chicago Globetrotters were established
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The New York, Harlem Globetrotters were founded
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“Harlem” Globetrotters were founded
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All-black New York Renaissance beat the all-white Oshkosh All-Stars in the World Pro Basketball Tournament
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The all-white National Basketball League began to integrate with 10 black players joining two teams: the Toledo Gym White Chevrolet’s and The Chicago Studebakers
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The National Basketball Association was fully-integrated