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Say it loud : an illustrated history of the Black athlete / Roxanne Jones and Jessie Paolucci ; foreword by Tony Dungy.

Author/creator Jones, Roxanne
Other author/creatorPaolucci, Jessie.
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Ballantine Books : ESPN Books, ©2010.
Descriptionvii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
African American athletes--History.
African American athletes--History --Pictorial works.
African American athletes--Biography.
African American athletes--Biography --Pictorial works.
Contents Football: shooting the gap -- Basketball: leaps and bounds -- Baseball: out of the park -- Boxing: fight for justice -- Tennis: blacks in whites -- Golf: before the roar -- Horse racing: high stakes -- Track & field: fast and furious.
Abstract Presents a tribute to the accomplishments of African American athletes who risked their well-being to promote social and legal changes, and includes coverage of such figures as Jesse Owens, Arthur Ashe, and Jackie Robinson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243).
LCCN 2010015014
ISBN9780345515896 (hardcover)
ISBN0345515897 (hardcover)

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