Better than the Best: Black Athletes Speak, 1920-2007
In these engaging and forthright interviews, thirteen African American athletes talk about how they endured through pain, loneliness, and rejection to become champions. In sports as diverse as football and fencing, wrestling and track and field, these men and women triumphed over the odds to become better than the best. Their legacy is in their accomplishments and in their determination to continue contributing to the societal transformation their efforts helped make possible.A V Ethel Willis White Book
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Better than the Best: Black Athletes Speak, 1920-2007
In these engaging and forthright interviews, thirteen African American athletes talk about how they endured through pain, loneliness, and rejection to become champions. In sports as diverse as football and fencing, wrestling and track and field, these men and women triumphed over the odds to become better than the best. Their legacy is in their accomplishments and in their determination to continue contributing to the societal transformation their efforts helped make possible.A V Ethel Willis White Book
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780295996837 |
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Publisher: | University of Washington Press |
Publication date: | 07/20/2015 |
Series: | V. Ethel Willis White Books |
Pages: | 288 |
Product dimensions: | 6.70(w) x 9.40(h) x (d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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