A hard road to glory : a history of the African-American athlete since 1946 / Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. ; with the assistance of Kip Branch, Ocania Chalk, and Francis Harris.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, NY : Warner Books, c1988Description: xiv, 571 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0446710083; 9780446710084Subject(s): African American athletes -- History -- 20th century | African American athletesLOC classification: GV583 | .A755 1988Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 921/ASH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844000037008 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[v. 1.] 1619-1918 -- [v. 2.] 1919-1945 -- [v. 3.] Since 1946.
Covers forty-two years of outstanding Black American sports achievements, including the era of growing Civil Rights activism and the inception of integrated sports and covering sports legends including Alice Coachman, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Muhammed Ali.
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