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Wigginton Russell Thomas |
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Titolo |
The strange career of the Black athlete [[electronic resource] ] : African Americans and sports / / Russell T. Wigginton ; forward [sic] by Benjamin L. Hooks |
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Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-53503-X |
9786612535031 |
0-313-08622-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (142 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American athletes - History |
Sports - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-116) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Can they really play? African American participation in "white" sports -- Heroes or villains? the categorization of African-American star athletes, 1892-1946 -- When the rooster crows : African American athletes in the struggle for civil rights, 1954-1968 -- The rules have changed but the game is still the same : black athletes' achievements in the civil rights era and beyond -- She's done more for her country than what the U.S. could have paid her for : African American women and sports. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Shows how sports have at times challenged racial mores yet at other times reinforced the status quo in this revealing historical group portrait of black athletes. |
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