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The journey of the African-American athlete /

African-American athletes today are much-loved heroes in American sports, but this has not always been true. In the past, many black athletes were rejected and struggled to meet their fellow competitors on a level playing field. Captured here are some of the finest athletes in sports history, inc...

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Corporate Authors:	Home Box Office (Firm), HBO Video (Firm), HBO Sports
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : HBO Home Video, [1996]
Subjects:	African American athletes > History. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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