If anyone doubts that the Harlem Globetrotters were incomparable athletes as well as world-class entertainers, this movie will put them wise. The Team that Changed the World lays out not only the development of the team itself – how original Globetrotters Marques Haynes and Reece “Goose” Tatum turned a sport into a form of vaudeville without sacrificing amazing displays of skill – but also the volatile racial politics, when the Globetrotters were at their peak. This film argues persuasively that this basketball team, as they toured the world, became a symbol of racial progress and American good will.
