Separate Games: African American Sport Behind the Walls of Segregation

(Part of the Sport, Culture & Society Series Series)

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Winner of the 2017 NASSH Book Award for best edited collection.

The hardening of racial lines during the first half of the twentieth century eliminated almost all African Americans from white organized sports, forcing black athletes to form their own teams, organizations, and events. This separate sporting culture, explored in the twelve essays included here, comprised much more than athletic competition; these "separate games" provided...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1682260178

ISBN13:9781682260173

Release Date:November 2016

Publisher:University of Arkansas Press

Length:310 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"

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