Bibliograph

Black mercuries, African American athletes, race, and the modern Olympic games, David K. Wiggins, Kevin B. Witherspoon, and Mark S. Dyreson

Type

Label

Black mercuries, African American athletes, race, and the modern Olympic games, David K. Wiggins, Kevin B. Witherspoon, and Mark S. Dyreson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black mercuries

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1340907413

Responsibility statement

David K. Wiggins, Kevin B. Witherspoon, and Mark S. Dyreson

Sub title

African American athletes, race, and the modern Olympic games

Summary

"This book chronicles the struggles and triumphs of African American athletes in the Modern Olympic Games, from 1896 through the 2020 Tokyo Games. It explores the lives and careers of both legendary and little-known Black Olympians as they sought to honor themselves, their race, and their nation on the world stage"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Pioneering Black Mercuries: African American Olympians, 1896-1920 -- Black Mercuries in the Jazz Age -- Black Mercuries in the Turbulent 1930s -- Black Mercuries and the Dawning of the Cold War -- Black Mercuries in the Age of Protest -- Black Mercuries in the Age of Boycotts -- Black Mercuries in the Immediate Post-Cold War Period -- Black Mercuries During the Age of Globalization -- Black Mercuries Shine in Rio and Tokyo

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