{"product_id":"black-fives-ballcap","title":"Black Fives Wool Ballcap","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\"\u003eAs part of They Gave Us Game, Ebbets Field Flannels is honored to explore the history of Black basketball. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMade with the same style and construction of our classic vintage wool ballcaps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGenuine black wool broadcloth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class='“li1\"'\u003eWhite and black embroidered Black Fives patch\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eStandard visor in black wool with green satin under visor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eVintage hair cloth backed buckram crown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSatin taping with cotton sweatband\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eEmbroidered “Black 5ives” script with tail on the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eAvailable in fitted sizes only\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eJust after basketball was invented in 1891, teams were called “fives” in reference to their starting five players. The sport, like society, was racially segregated, and all-Black squads were called “colored quints,” “Negro cagers,” or “Black fives.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eThe sport remained divided from 1904 - when basketball was first introduced to African Americans on a wide-scale organized basis - until the racial integration of the National Basketball League in the 1940s and the National Basketball Association in 1950.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eDuring that time, dozens of all-Black teams emerged, flourished, and excelled, staging culturally rich, socially meaningful events that strengthened Black communities in the face of Jim Crow oppression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ebbets Field Flannels","offers":[{"title":"700","offer_id":43425670529213,"sku":"21749830","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"718","offer_id":43425670561981,"sku":"21749830","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"714","offer_id":43425670594749,"sku":"21749830","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"738","offer_id":43425670627517,"sku":"21749830","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"712","offer_id":43425670660285,"sku":"21749830","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"758","offer_id":43425670693053,"sku":"21749830","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"734","offer_id":43425670725821,"sku":"21749830","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"778","offer_id":43425670758589,"sku":"21749830","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"800","offer_id":43425670791357,"sku":"21749830","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1487\/1618\/files\/21749830_02.jpg?v=1706308352","url":"https:\/\/www.ebbets.pro\/en-ca\/products\/black-fives-ballcap","provider":"Ebbets Field","version":"1.0","type":"link"}