Alpha Physical Culture Club hug Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

“old-money” African Americans who resided in what was then the predominantly white Stuyvesant Heights section of Brooklyn

earning every accolade it has received

and perfect for early mornings and late nights

Alpha Physical Culture Club hug Merry ChristmasThe Alpha Physical Culture Club basketball team, known as the Alpha Big Five, was formed in 1907 under the sponsorship of the Alpha Physical Culture Club, which was Americas first all Black athletic club. The club founders chose the name Alpha because they saw themselves as pioneers in the field of physical culture (as fitness was called then), which was seen as a possible solution to the high incidence of tuberculosis and pneumonia among Black