Martha's Vineyard Basketball : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : 9781442238961 : 1442238968 : 19 Mar 2015 : Year round on Martha's Vineyard Island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, residents and vacationers have played basketball?almost since the game was invented. The Oak Bluffs summer league on the Island was innovative, ethnically diverse, welcomed female players, and fostered thousands of friendships. President Obama, NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving, andFamily Matters sitcom star Jaleel White have all played basketball on Martha's Vineyard, as did future college stars, authors, war heroes, and entrepreneurs. Their stories touch current events from World War I through the Civil Rights Movement?and even include the filming of the blockbusterJaws. Martha's Vineyard Basketball: How a Resort League Defied Notions of Race and Class follows the rich history of basketball on the Island and tells the stories of the players and coaches themselves. During the heyday of Martha's Vineyard basketball in t