Download or read book Tricksters in the Madhouse written by John Christgau and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the pivotal first meeting between the all-white Minneapolis Lakers and the black Harlem Globetrotters in 1948 re-creates the game play by play and demonstrates how it represented an important step toward equality.