Claude Johnson to speak
Written by Jessica Smith, Posted in Events, Living
Author and historian Claude Johnson will speak in the President’s Conference Suite at 1810 Liacouras Walk on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon. Johnson is the founder and executive director of the Black Fives Foundation.
The public charity works to research, preserve, exhibit and promote the pre-1950 history of African Americans in basketball, before the National Basketball Association became racially integrated. “Black Fives” refers to the all-black basketball teams in the United States. Johnson copyrighted the term when he wrote his first book “Black Fives: The Alpha Physical Culture Club.” Johnson’s presentation is sponsored by the Department of History. The event is free and open to all.
