Blood, Sweat, and Tears : Jake Gaither, Florida A&M, and the History of Black College Football /

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"Blood, sweat, and tears explores the legacy of black college football, taking as its central figure one of the most successful coaches in its history, Jake Gaither. A paradoxical figure, he was leader of the most feared and respected black college football program in the country, and yet many...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: White, Derrick E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Gaither, Jake, > 1903-1994.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University > Football.
Football > Social aspects.
Football coaches.
Football.
College sports.
HISTORY > African American.
Universites noires americaines > Sports.
College sports > United States > History > 20th century.
Football > Social aspects > United States.
African American universities and colleges > Sports.
Football coaches > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The color line of scrimmage and sporting congregations
  • Florida A & M develops a sporting congregation
  • A double-v campaign on the field and off
  • The golden age of black college football begins
  • Championships and civil rights
  • Black gold
  • Desegregation, decline, and black power
  • Jake Gaither's last season and the end of an era
  • Chasing ghosts: HBCU football at the end of the century.

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