Purdue University Purdue e-Pubs Open Access Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 1-1-2016 RUNNING FOR INTEGRATION: CCNY AND THE PROMISE OF INTERRACIAL COOPERATION THROUGH BASKETBALL Arthur Banton Purdue University Follow this and additional works at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations Recommended Citation Banton, Arthur, "RUNNING FOR INTEGRATION: CCNY AND THE PROMISE OF INTERRACIAL COOPERATION THROUGH BASKETBALL" (2016). Open Access Dissertations. 1496. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1496 This document has been made available through Purdue e-Pubs, a service of the Purdue University Libraries. Please contact
[email protected] for additional information. Graduate School Form 30 Updated 12/26/2015 PURDUE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL Thesis/Dissertation Acceptance This is to certify that the thesis/dissertation prepared By Arthur Banton Entitled RUNNING FOR INTEGRATION: CCNY AND THE PROMISE OF INTERRACIAL COOPERATION THROUGH BASKETBALL Doctor of Philosophy For the degree of Is approved by the final examining committee: Dr. Susan Curtis Chair Dr. William Harper Dr. Ronald J. Stephens Dr. Cheryl Cooky To the best of my knowledge and as understood by the student in the Thesis/Dissertation Agreement, Publication Delay, and Certification Disclaimer (Graduate School Form 32), this thesis/dissertation adheres to the provisions of Purdue University’s “Policy of Integrity in Research” and the use of copyright material. Approved by Major Professor(s): Susan Curtis Approved by: Rayvon Fouche July 7, 2016 Head of the Departmental Graduate Program Date i RUNNING FOR INTEGRATION: CCNY AND THE PROMISE OF INTERRACIAL COOPERATION THROUGH BASKETBALL A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Purdue University by Arthur Banton In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy i August 2016 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana ii This dissertation is dedicated to my best friend and mother Yvonne Zenobia Evans Banton who passed away in 2015 during the completion of this project.