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History Finally Corrected: Harry “Buckey” Lew, Basketball’s First Black Professional Player, Enshrined In American Basketball Hall Of Fame

— More than six decades after his death, basketball pioneer Harry "Buckey" Lew finally received the recognition he so richly deserved when he was posthumously enshrined in the American Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2026. Oakland University was packed with basketball fans, community leaders and sports legends who came to celebrate Lew and […] The post History Finally Corrected:

History Finally Corrected: Harry “Buckey” Lew, Basketball’s First Black Professional Player, Enshrined In American Basketball Hall Of Fame
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— More than six decades after his death, basketball pioneer Harry "Buckey" Lew finally received the recognition he so richly deserved when he was posthumously enshrined in the American Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2026. Oakland University was packed with basketball fans, community leaders and sports legends who came to celebrate Lew and […] The post History Finally Corrected:

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