| Descript |
388 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
The girls are fast -- A single inch, a cross on fire -- Discipline and heart -- Determination -- Dashing to the tape -- The underestimated -- Qualified and confident -- Together yet alone -- Defeat -- Do the little things well -- Looking ahead -- The world's fastest man -- The Nazis take control -- Anyone is beatable -- The boycott debate -- Baptism by fire -- Trial and error -- The Olympic "black gang" -- An almost color-blind ocean -- The Olympic spirit and Olympic peace -- Ready, willing, and able for war -- The snub -- The stop -- The sneakers -- The footnote -- The junior -- The Black Panther -- The golden concession -- The team -- Two ladies -- The verdict. |
| Summary |
"Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, defying the racism of both Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South." -- Publisher annotation. |
| Note |
Nonfiction. |
| Subject |
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
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African American athletes -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Minority groups. |
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Black people.
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BIPOC. |
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Minorities.
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| Alt Author |
Thrasher, Travis, 1971- author.
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9781501162152 (hardcover): |
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1501162152 (hardcover) |
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