A level playing field African American athletes and the republic of sports /

Early, Gerald Lyn.

A level playing field African American athletes and the republic of sports / [electronic resource] : Gerald L. Early. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011. - xiii, 263 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-263).

pt. 1. Leveling the playing field -- pt. 2. Heroism and the republic of sports.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780674060869 (electronic bk.)




African American athletes--History.
Sports--History.--United States
Discrimination in sports--History.--United States
African American athletes--Social conditions.


Electronic books.

GV583 / .E26 2011

796.092/2