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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- author.     Subjects     Olympic athletes -- History.     African American athletes -- History.     Racism in sports.     Sports and globalization.     Sports -- Sociological aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- author.       by title:      Black mercuries : Af...         MARC Display

Black mercuries : African American athletes, race, and the modern Olympic games / David K. Wiggins, Kevin B. Witherspoon, Mark S. Dyreson. by Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- author. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023] Subjects Olympic athletes -- History.   African American athletes -- History.   Racism in sports.   Sports and globalization.   Sports -- Sociological aspects. ISBN:  9781538152836 (paper over board : hardback : alk. paper) : 1538152835 (paper over board : hardback : alk. paper) Description:  xix, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm 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. Requests:  1 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"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 796.4809 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 796.4809 Wiggins Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 796.4809 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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