Passing the baton : Black women track stars and American identity /

"After World War II, the United States used international sport to promote democratic values and its image of an ideal citizen. But African American women excelling in track and field upset such notions. Cat M. Ariail examines how athletes such as Alice Coachman, Mae Faggs, and Wilma Rudolph fo...

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Main Author:	Ariail, Cat M., 1987- (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2020]
Series:	Sport and society Sport and society
Subjects:	1900-1999 African American women track and field athletes > History > 20th century African American women track and field athletes > Social conditions African American women > Race identity African American women > Social conditions Discrimination in sports > United States > History > 20th century Track and field for women > United States > History > 20th century African American women track and field athletes Discrimination in sports Race relations Track and field for women United States > Race relations > History > 20th century United States History

Passing the baton : black women track stars and American identity /

by Ariail, Cat M., 1987-, Ariail, Cat M., 1987-
Published 2021

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Passing the baton : Black women track stars and American identity /

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