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Next year marks 100 years of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters

“Next year marks 100 years of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, whose players dazzle crowd...

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11.00 4 Dec 2025


Next year marks 100 years of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters


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“Next year marks 100 years of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, whose players dazzle crowds with their amazing skills and mischievous antics on the court. While times have changed and left the team behind somewhat, they played an important role in desegregating basketball in the US – even if some in the civil rights movement felt the Trotters didn’t foster change but inhibited it.

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