Chuck Cooper, the first African American selected in a NBA draft, was born in 1926

September 29

On September 29, 1926, Charles “Chuck” Henry Cooper was born. 

Charles Henry Cooper was the first African American selected in a NBA draft in 1950.

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Sources

A&E Television Networks. (n.d.). Chuck Cooper becomes first African American selected in NBA draft. History.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chuck-cooper-nba-draft-first-black-player