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African American icons of sport : triumph, courage, and excellence /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Whitaker, Matthew C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, [2008]
Series:Greenwood icons.
Subjects:
African American athletes > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Muhammad Ali
  • Arthur Ashe
  • Charles Barkley
  • Barry Bonds
  • Jim Brown
  • Wilt Chamberlain
  • George Foreman
  • Althea Gibson
  • The Harlem Globetrotters
  • Derek Jeter
  • Earvin "Magic" Johnson
  • Jack Johnson
  • Michael Jordan
  • Florence Griffin Joyner
  • Joe Louis
  • Negro Baseball Leagues
  • Shaquille O'Neal
  • Jessie Owens
  • Bill Pickett
  • Eddie Robinson
  • Wilma Rudolph
  • Tommie Smith and John Carlos
  • Venus and Serena Williams
  • Tiger Woods.