| Better Than the Best: Black Athletes Speak, 1920-2007 Contributor(s): Walter, John C. (Editor), Iida, Malina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0295996838 ISBN-13: 9780295996837 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 796.092 |
| Series: V. Ethel Willis White Books |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.35 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |