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Before Jackie Robinson : The Transcendent Role of Black Sporting Pioneers /
"While the accomplishments and influence of Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, and Muhammad Ali are doubtless impressive solely on their merits, these luminaries of the black sporting experience did not emerge spontaneously. Their rise was part of a gradual evolution in soci...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Like a Comet across the Heavens: Isaac Burns Murphy, Horseracing, and the Age of American Exceptionalism / Pellom Mcdaniels
- 2. John M. Shippen Jr.: Testing the Front Nine of American Golf / Sarah Jane Eikleberry
- 3. When Great Wasn't Good Enough: Sam Ransom's Journey from Athlete to Activist / Gerald R. Gems
- 4. League of Their Own: Rube Foster's "Pitfalls of Baseball" Revisited / Michael E. Lomax
- 5. Bessie Coleman: "The Only Race Aviatrix in the World' / Bieke Gils
- 6. Sol Butler: The Fleeting Fame of a World-Class Black Athlete / James E. Odenkirk
- 7. Robert L. "Bob" Douglas: "Aristocracy on the Court, an Architect of Men" / Susan J. Rayl
- 8. Isadore Channels: The Recovered Life of a Great African American Sports Star / Robert Pruter
- 9. Tommy Brookins: Pioneer in Two Worlds / Murry Nelson
- 10. Tidye Pickett: The Unfulfilled Aspirations of America's Pioneering African American Female Track Star / Robert Pruter
- 11. Harold "Killer" Johnson: Making a Career in the Popular Culture / James Coates
- 12. Continuing the Struggle: Teddy Rhodes and Professional Golf / Raymond Schmidt.