McClendon and Eitzen studied interracial basketball teams in the 1970s and found that interracial basketball teams where the interdependence of black and white team members was high and the team had a high winning percentage had lower instances of anti-black attitudes among white players and higher preference for integration.
McClendon and Eitzen's research on interracial basketball teams in the 1970s revealed a link between interdependence, winning, and reduced anti-black attitudes among white players, as well as increased acceptance of integration.