Black mercuries : African American athletes, race, and the modern Olympic games

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Black mercuries : African American athletes, race, and the modern Olympic games

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

Rowman & Littlefield, c2023

  • : cloth

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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.

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