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Author:
Early, Gerald Lyn.
Title:
A level playing field : African American athletes and the republic of sports / Gerald L. Early.
Publisher:
Harvard University Press,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
xiii, 263 p. ; 19 cm.
Subject:
African American athletes--History.
Sports--United States--History.
Discrimination in sports--United States--History.
African American athletes--Social conditions.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-263).
Contents:
When worlds collide : Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson, Harry Truman, and the Korean War -- Curt Flood, gratitude, and the image of baseball -- Donovan McNabb, Rush Limbaugh, and the making of the black quarterback -- American integration, black heroism, and the meaning of Jackie Robinson -- Performance and reality : race, sports, and the modern world -- Where have we gone, Mr. Robinson?
ISBN:
0674050983 (alk. paper)
9780674050983 (alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)676725371
LCCN:
2010047288
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

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