1. “Last Ones Left” in the Game: From Black Resistance to Urban Exile

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Preface xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I: Memory
8. 1. “Last Ones Left” in the Game: From Black Resistance to Urban Exile 25
9. 2. Boston’s Memorial Games 48
10. Part II: Hope
11. 3. Jason, Hoops, and Grandma’s Hands 89
12. 4. C.J., Hoops, and the Quest for a Second Life 106
13. Part III: Healing
14. 5. Ancestor Work in Street Basketball 131
15. 6. The Dunk and the Signifying Monkey 152
16. Epilogue 169
17. Notes 175
18. Bibliography 189
19. Index 197