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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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Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (142 p.) |
Disciplina: | 796.089/96073 |
Soggetto topico: | African American athletes - History |
Sports - United States - History | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-116) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The strange career of the Black athlete ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-53503-X |
9786612535031 | |
0-313-08622-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910781923103321 |
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