african american athletes

Examines the achievements of African-American athletes in all areas of professional sports, including golf, horse racing, football, boxing, track, and others.

Traces the history of black baseball players in the United States, from the time of the segregated black leagues to the present integrated teams.

Profiles ten great African-American athletes, including Tiger Woods, Joe Louis and Michael Jordan.

A biography of the Negro whose distinguished baseball career inspired blacks everywhere and whose "cool" on the playing field helped open the door to other black athletes.

Alphabetically arranged entries profile influential African-American athletes, with information on their lives, careers, and contributions to the advancement of racial equality in sports.

Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.

A history of African American participation in sports with biographies of eight of the greatest black athletes of all time.

African-American Olympic hopeful Beaumont Hill breaks his back in a ski race and loses his will to live, but physical therapist Shayna DaCosta makes it her personal mission to heal his body and his heart.

Biographical profiles of Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, Jim Brown, Althea Gibson, Jackie Robinson, and eight other Black athletes who fought for racial equality.

Volume III of a three volume set. A history of black athletic achievements in the United States from 1946-1986.