The hardening of racial lines during the first half of the twentieth century eliminated almost all African Americans from white organized sports, forcing black

Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today’s Black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotism Na

Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet Union deplored the treatment of African Americans by the U.S. government as proof of hypocrisy in the American promises of f

In virtually every sport in which they are given opportunity to compete, people of African descent dominate. East Africans own every distance running record. Pr

The original essays in this comprehensive collection examine the lives and sports of famous and not-so-famous African American male and female athletes from the