Before They Let Us Play Vol. 3 — Cagers, Rens, and Trotters: Basketball's Separate Game (Kid-Friendly Edition — EPUB)

Black basketball built teams so good the record cannot argue with them. Young readers meet the New York Rens, who won more than 2,300 games, and the Globetrotters, who were a real, serious team first. The 1950 chapter teaches the difference between signing, being drafted, and playing — Harold Hunter signed first, on April 26, 1950, and Earl Lloyd played first, on October 31, 1950 — and the 1966 chapter tells how Texas Western beat Kentucky 72–65 with five Black starters. Every chapter ends with one short Receipt a child can repeat.

All 6 chapters, each closing with its sources and method note, in the clean EPUB edition — readable on any e-reader, tablet, or phone. The Interactive Edition (separate listing) adds recorded narration by Marcus, the timeline, and the educator quiz.

The chapters: The Early Game and the Color Line · The New York Rens — The Best Team Nobody Counted · The Globetrotters Were a Real Team First · 1950 — The NBA Door Cracks · Texas Western, 1966 — The Game That Changed the Lineup · Bill Russell — Winningest, and Then a Coach

They built their own game. Then they took the whole game.

Edition and price: Kid-Friendly Edition — EPUB $7.99 (this listing) · Interactive Edition $11.99 (separate listing). A TEKS correlation sheet for this volume is available with the Before They Let Us Play Educator materials.