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Author Ross, Charles Kenyatta, 1964-

Title Outside the lines [electronic resource] : African Americans and the integration of the National Football League / Charles K. Ross.

Imprint New York : New York University Press, c1999.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 201 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-196) and index.
Contents Kickoff : the first Black pro -- Early Black pioneers : from Fritz Pollard to Joe Lillard -- Invisible men : the NFL color barrier -- Reintegration : Washington, Strode, Willis, and Motley -- First and ten : the early years of reintegration -- New league with old rules : "the golden decade of the 1950s" -- Touchdown : the integration of the Washington Redskins -- Epilogue : the state of the game.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject National Football League -- History.
African American football players -- Biography.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0814774954 (acid-free paper)

 
    
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