The strange career of the Black athlete : African Americans and sports / Russell T. Wigginton ; forward [sic] by Benjamin L. Hooks.
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| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2006.
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 123 pages ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- 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.