Scrapbook, 1950-1996.

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Scrapbook, 1950-1996.

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The collection is composed of a scrapbook (BV 3469) and two folders of materials (SC 2697) related to Crispus Attucks High School basketball teams. The scrapbook chronicles the 1950-51 basketball season with newspaper articles from the Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis News, and the Indianapolis Star. There are also some news clippings and some miscellaneous items from other basketball seasons, namely 1951-52, 1954-55, 1955-56 and 1958-59. Miscellaneous items include tickets, programs, score cards, and cheerleading yells. Loose items are in SC 2697. The collection also includes a program booklet for the second annual Bailey Robertson Memorial Games held at the University of Indianapolis on 24 August 1996.

1 scrapbook, 3 folders.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Robertson, Oscar, 1938-

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Basketball player Oscar Robertson was born on November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee to Mazell Bell Robertson and Bailey Robertson, Sr. During World War II, Robertson and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he played on the basketball team at Crispus Attucks High School. The team became the first all-black high school team to win a state championship in the United States in 1955; and in 1956, they secured their second title with an undefeated season. Robertson went on to attend t...

Crispus Attucks High School (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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In 1955, led by Oscar Robertson, Crispus Attucks High School became the first Indianapolis school to win the state basketball championship. The school repeated the honor the following year. Coached by Ray Crowe, the school's basketball team had won 45 consecutive games when they were named the 1956 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) champions. Opened as a high school for African American students, Crispus Attucks was banned from playing in the segregated IHSAA state basketball tour...