Separate games [electronic resource] : African American sport behind the walls of segregation / edited by David K. Wiggins and Ryan A. Swanson.

The hardening of racial lines during the first half of the twentieth century eliminated almost all African Americans from white organized sports, forcing black athletes to form their own teams, organizations, and events. This separate sporting culture, explored in the twelve essays included here, co...

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Main Authors:	Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- (Author, Editor), Heaphy, Leslie A., 1964- (Author), Rayl, Susan J., 1956- (Author), Jable, Thomas (Author), West, Carroll Van, 1955- (Author), Pruter, Robert (Author), Aiello, Thomas, 1977- (Author), Gould, Todd, 1965- (Author), Ruck, Rob, 1950- (Author), Elzey, Chris (Author), Djata, Sundiata A. (Author), Schmidt, Raymond (Author), Cherland, Summer (Author)
Other Authors:	Swanson, Ryan A. (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2016.
Series:	Sport, culture & society (University of Arkansas Press)
Subjects:	African American athletes > History. Discrimination in sports > United States > History.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2016 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2016 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Separate Games: African American Sport Behind the Walls of Segregation
Format:	Electronic eBook