Bibliograph

Rebound!, basketball, busing, Larry Bird, and the rebirth of Boston, Michael Connelly

Type

Label

Rebound!, basketball, busing, Larry Bird, and the rebirth of Boston, Michael Connelly

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rebound!

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Michael Connelly

Sub title

basketball, busing, Larry Bird, and the rebirth of Boston

Summary

In the mid-1970s, the city of Boston entered a period of upheaval on both its historic cobblestone streets and its legendary parquet basketball court. The Boston Celtics' long dominance of the NBA came to an abrupt end, and the city's image as a hub of social justice was shaken to its core. When the federal courts declared, in 1974, that the city was in violation of school desegregation rulings and would need to institute a busing program, Boston became deeply polarized. Then, just as the city was struggling to pull itself out of economic and social turmoil, the Boston Celtics drafted a forward from Indiana State named Larry Bird. Upon the arrival of the "Hick from French Lick" to Boston in 1979, the fates of team and city were reborn. Pride, championships, reduced crime, and an economic boom re-emerged in Boston

Target audience

adult

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