Black Superman
Subtitle: A Cultural and Biological History of the People Who Became the World's Greatest Athletes
Publisher: First Sahara Enterprises
Published: January 5, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781878353559
Subjects: Sports - General; History; Biography & Autobiography; Sociology; Biography/Autobiography; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; Men's Studies - Masculinity
First sentence: As he powered his way to the bar set almost two feet above his head, before gathering himself for that final mighty effort that would send him twisting backwards, headfirst, into the pit below, Javier Sotomayor knew that a special place in history had been reserved for him.