Title: Floyd Patterson
First published: 2008
Description: "This first biography of the former heavyweight covers Patterson's meteoric rise as boxer, gives equal attention to the boxer's life away from sport, including Patterson's work for civil rights causes in the 1960s. Joining Ali and George Frazier who used their celebrity to bring attention to social issues, he became an icon of the movement"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Civil rights, Boxers (Sports), Social conditions, African Americans, Biography, History, African americans, civil rights, African americans, social conditions, African americans, biography
Places: United States
People: Floyd Patterson
Time periods: 20th century, 1964-1975
LC classification: GV1132.P3 L48 2008