Game of Privilege : An African American History of Golf /

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This groundbreaking history of African Americans and golf explores the role of race, class, and public space in golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers during the age of segregation, the legal battle to integrate public golf courses, and the little-known history of the Unite...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Demas, Lane (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Golf > Social aspects.
Golf.
Discrimination in sports.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African American golfers.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
Discrimination dans les sports > États-Unis > Histoire.
Golf > États-Unis > Histoire.
Golf > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Noirs americains > Droits > Histoire.
Golfeurs noirs americains > Histoire.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History.
Golf > United States > History.
Golf > Social aspects > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights > History.
African American golfers > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This groundbreaking history of African Americans and golf explores the role of race, class, and public space in golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers during the age of segregation, the legal battle to integrate public golf courses, and the little-known history of the United Golfers Association (UGA) - a black golf tour that operated from 1925 to 1975.
Physical Description:1 online resource (384 pages).
ISBN:9781469634241
Access:Open Access

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