Alpha Physical Culture Club

The Alpha Physical Culture Club was an athletic club in Harlem, New York City, and home of the Alpha Black Five basketball team.[1][2] Established in 1904, it was the first black athletic club in the United States.[3] It was started by Conrad Norman.[2] Its sister organization was the New York Girls basketball team.[2]

References

  1. ^ McGruder, Kevin (2015). "5. AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH IN HARLEM". Race and Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890–1920. Columbia University Press. p. 133. ISBN 9780231169141.
  2. ^ a b c Adeniji, Ade D. (April 26, 2021). "There were the Negro Leagues, and then there were the Black Fives". CBS News. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  3. ^ Jackson, Debra (Winter 2014). "Reviewed Work: The Black Fives. New-York Historical Society by Claude Johnson". New York History. 95 (1): 135–139 – via JSTOR.
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