THE UNLEVEL PLAYING FIELD by David K. Wiggins, Patrick B. Miller ( 9780252072727 )

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Title:

THE UNLEVEL PLAYING FIELD
A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN SPORT

By:

David K. Wiggins, Patrick B. Miller

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0252072723

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9780252072727

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Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS

Pub. date:

15 February, 2005

Series:

Sport and Society

Pages:

528

Description:

Charts the intertwining histories of African Americans and sport. This book contains over 100 documents on both pioneering and modern-day athletes, ranging chronologically from a challenge issued by prizefighter Tom Molineaux in 1810 to contributions from commentators like Frederick Douglass, W E B Du Bois, James Baldwin, and Eldridge Cleaver.

Synopsis:

A chronicle of significant athletic events and the lives and careers of numerous black sports heroes---and the very significant role of sports in the history of race relations in the U.S.

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University of Illinois Press

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