Boston's Black Athletes

Boston's Black Athletes

Identity, Performance, and Activism

Finison, Lorenz J.; Halper, Donna L.; Michalczyk, Susan A; Jones, Edward H.; Cvornyek, Robert; Liscio, Stephanie; Stark, Douglas; Demas, Lane; Heaphy, Leslie; Apostolov, Steven

Lexington Books

07/2024

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9781666909043

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Foreword: Representation Matters by Chante Bonds

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Frenchy A. Johnson: The Life and Times of America's First Black Sports Star by Edward H. Jones

Chapter 2: Black Brahmin Birdies: Golf and the Life of George Franklin Grant (1946-1910) by Lane Demas

Chapter 3: Kittie Knox, Boston Cyclist in the 1890s: The War Between Exclusion and Inclusion by Lorenz J. Finison

Chapter 4: "Under Wraps": The Life and Legacy of Sam Langford by Andrew Smith

Chapter 5: Major Marshall Taylor: The Worcester Whirlwind by Lorenz J. Finison and Lynne Tolman

Chapter 6: Louisa Mae Stokes Fraser: Overlooked Legend by Leslie Heaphy

Chapter 7: Lou Montgomery: Tackling Jim Crow by Susan A. Michalczyk

Chapter 8: Constructing Legends: Pumpsie Green, Race, and the Boston Red Sox by Robert E. Weir

Chapter 9: A Seasoned Rookie: Veteran Sam Jethroe Joins the Boston Braves by Stephanie Liscio

Chapter 10: Staying East of the Mississippi: Reengaging with Rodeo's Diverse History and the New England Connection by Tracey Owens Patton

Chapter 11: Boom Boom Barbosa to Jair: Boston's Minor-League, Major-League Soccer and Black Identity by Steven Apostolov

Chapter 12: Fighting for Recognition: The Almost Legendary Career of Medina Dixon by Donna L. Halper

Afterword: (Re)centering Boston Sport History: A Biographical Glimpse of Seven African-American Female Athletes Who Are Shaping Boston Sport by Eileen Narcotta-Welp

About the Editors and Contributors
Activism in Sports;African American figures;African American History;African American Sports;Boston History;Boston Racism;Boston Sports;nineteenth century history;race and gender studies;Race and Sport;Sociology;sport figures;twentieth century history;U.S. History