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As another basketball season draws to an end, here’s a Durham sports fact that predates the NBA!🏀 In 1944, Durham hoste
Museum of Durham HistoryJune 12, 2026

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As another basketball season draws to an end, here’s a Durham sports fact that predates the NBA!🏀 In 1944, Durham hosted what is believed to be the first interracial college-level basketball game in the South.

The game was played in secret between the men’s team from what is now North Carolina Central University and the men’s team from Duke University’s medical school because laws under Jim Crow Segregation Laws made such a matchup illegal. No spectators were allowed, and the game remained hidden from the public for more than 50 years. NCCU won 88-44!!🏀⛹️‍♂️ #basketball #DurhamHistory #Durham #Museum #basketballgames
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