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Hoop Roots: Basketball, Race, and Love – A Pittsburgh Memoir from the Blacktop, Scholarly to Streetwise

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John Edgar Wideman explains that he has such a pssion for basketball that he needs to write this book, since he can't play the game anymore. He talks about the mindset you need to have while playing, the deeper meaning behind getting your head in the game.
Jan 27, 2017 06:42AM
Hoop Roots: Basketball, Race, and Love – A Pittsburgh Memoir from the Blacktop, Scholarly to Streetwise


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1newtongrey Wideman talks about how his grandpa was a slave when he was really young. then Widemen talks about what it was like growing up living with no dad and strict women. Also, he talks about his first basketball game.


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