$40 million slaves
Subtitle: the rise, fall, and redemption of the black athlete
By: William C. Rhoden
Edition: 1st pbk. ed
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780307353146
Subjects: African American athletes -- History; Sports -- United States -- History; Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History; African American athletes -- Social conditions
Other titles: Forty million dollar slaves; 40 million dollar slaves
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-278) and index
Table of contents: title: The race begins : the dilemma of illusion; title: The plantation : the dilemma of physical bondage; title: The jockey syndrome : the dilemma of exclusion; title: The Negro leagues : the dilemma of myopia; title: Integration : the dilemma of inclusion without power; title: Style : the dilemma of appropriation; title: The conveyor belt : the dilemma of alienation; title: The River Jordan : the dilemma of neutrality; title: Ain't I a woman? : the dilemma of the double burden; title: The $40 million slave : the dilemma of wealth without control; title: The one who got away? : the dilemma of ownership