March 16, 1948 Charlaine Vivian Stringer, hall of fame college basketball coach, was born in Edenborn, Pennsylvania. In high school, Stringer sued her school for not allowing her to be a cheerleader because of her race. She won the case and was given a spot on the cheerleading squad. Stringer earned her Bachelor of Arts […]
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March 16th in African American History – Charlaine Vivian Stringer
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 16, 2012 in African American History, Author, Education, March, Sports
Tags: athlete, basketball, founder, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Rutgers University, Slippery Rock University, University of Iowa
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