Download or read book The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central written by Steve Marantz and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicknamed the "Rhythm Boys," provides a history of Omaha Central High School's all-black starting lineup in the spring of 1968, detailing the role of star center Dwaine Dillard, segregationist George Wallace, and the racial tensions following Wallace's visit in determining the Nebraska state high school basketball tournament champion in that tumultuous year.