Edwin Bancroft Henderson: physical educator, civil rights activist, and chronicler of African American athletes.

From: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport | Date: June 1, 1999| Author: Wiggins, David K. | Copyright information

Edwin Bancroft Henderson was an African American sports educator, who not only taught sports during his lifetime, but also fought against racial discrimination. Henderson was born in November, 1883 in Washington DC. He was active in civil rights movements and went to finish his bachelor's degree and master's degree in Howard and Columbia University respectively. His writings were often featured in the column across the US from the time he started his professional career in 1904 until his twil...

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