Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-109) and index.
Contents:
An unlikely friend -- Son of a sharecropper -- Moving to Ohio -- The Buckeye bullet -- A series of setbacks -- The Nazi olympics -- End of amateurism -- Money maker -- Stability, at last -- A legend.
Summary:
Relates the story of the Olympic champ who had a huge impact on how African Americans were seen.
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