Notes 15

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-Some whites tried to increase physical activity in the lower class.

-The YMCA sponsored 4150 teams and 6 belonged to blacks.

-Out of 568 YMCA gyms, 3 were owned by blacks.

-None of these clubs were in the south where 92% of blacks lived.

-Black men began to build black sports clubs.
4 questions
-Was Henderson the only black man that was in the Harvard summer program?

-When was Henderson inducted into the Black sports hall of fame?

-Why did henderson teach such simple games?

-Were supplies limited in the school he worked for?

3 words
-Civic- of citizens: civic pride

-Cobbled- to put together roughly or clumsily.

-Trailblazing- to be a pioneer in

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-In the early 1900's, black men were starting to open a lot of athletic clubs.