Say it loud : an illustrated history of the Black athlete / Roxanne Jones and Jessie Paolucci ; foreword by Tony Dungy

Author:: Jones, Roxanne
Published:: New York : Ballantine Books : ESPN Books, [2010]
Copyright Date:: ©2010
Edition:: 1st ed.
Physical Description:: vii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators:: Paolucci, Jessie

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Contents:

Football: shooting the gap -- Basketball: leaps and bounds -- Baseball: out of the park -- Boxing: fight for justice -- Tennis: blacks in whites -- Golf: before the roar -- Horse racing: high stakes -- Track & field: fast and furious.

Summary:

Presents a tribute to the accomplishments of African American athletes who risked their well-being to promote social and legal changes, and includes coverage of such figures as Jesse Owens, Arthur Ashe, and Jackie Robinson.

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ISBN:

9780345515896 (hardcover)
0345515897 (hardcover)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 243).

Source of Acquisition:

UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Dorothy V. Harris Libraries Endowment; 2010.

Endowment Note:

Dorothy V. Harris Libraries Endowment

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