Description
Through the stories of six athletes--Alice Coachman, Ora Washington, Althea Gibson, Wilma Rudloph, Wyomia Tyus, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee--Jennifer H. Lansbury deftly follows the emergence of black women athletes from the African American community; their confrontations with contemporary attitudes of race, class, and gender; and their encounters with the civil rights movement. Uncovering the various strategies the athletes used to beat back stereotypes, Lansbury explores the fullness of African American women's relationship with sport in the twentieth century.
Author: Jennifer H. Lansbury
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: 04/21/2022
Pages: 353
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781682262115
ISBN10: 1682262111
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Civil Rights
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
Author: Jennifer H. Lansbury
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: 04/21/2022
Pages: 353
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781682262115
ISBN10: 1682262111
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Civil Rights
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
About the Author
Jennifer Lansbury is a twentieth-century American cultural historian. In addition to A Spectacular Leap, she is the author of More Than Words Can Ever Tell (December 2020).