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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Black Diamond Black Diamond Patricia McKissack Traces the history of baseball in the Negro Leagues and its great heroes, including Monte Irwin, Buck Leonard, and Cool Papa Bell. OL14860524W
Dwight Howard Dwight Howard John Fawaz "Since his record-breaking rookie season, Dwight Howard has become one of the NBA's hottest stars. He's already helped the U.S. men's basketball team win the gold, and he's just getting started! Get … OL16115315W
What's his is mine What's his is mine Daaimah S. Poole Searching for the kind of happiness only money can buy, four women, all of whom are involved with pro athletes, discover that the price of wealth is higher than they imagined. OL16240608W
The Berlin Olympics, 1936 The Berlin Olympics, 1936 James P. Barry Discusses the background and significance of events of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, emphasizing the effect of the black American athletes' victories on Hitler's theories of Nordic supremacy. OL1650046W
Globetrotting Globetrotting Damion L. Thomas x, 209 pages ; 23 cm OL16591941W
Walk-on Walk-on Thom Gossom Gossom did not set out to be a groundbreaker. He did not apply to Auburn University with the goal of being the first black athlete to graduate from the almost all-white college. He just knew he wante… OL18144575W
A level playing field A level playing field Gerald Lyn Early As Americans, we believe there ought to be a level playing field for everyone. Even if we don't expect to finish first, we do expect a fair start. Only in sports have African Americans actually found… OL19663484W
The Black Bruins The Black Bruins Johnson, James W. "The intertwined story of five influential African American athletes who came together as teammates at UCLA in the 1930s" -- "The Black Bruins chronicles the inspirational lives of five African Amer… OL19736793W
Harnessing Anger Harnessing Anger Peter Westbrook,Tej Hazarika 191 p. : 22 cm OL21079968W
Contemporary Black biography Contemporary Black biography Galè Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, inc… OL24691406W
Contemporary Black biography Contemporary Black biography Gale Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, inc… OL24712956W
Bring on the sword! Bring on the sword! Dana White Chronicles the life of Peter Westbrook, a fencing expert and Olympic champion who introduced the sport of fencing to many inner city children. OL28769588W
Black champions challenge American sports Black champions challenge American sports Wally Jones Discusses, decade by decade, outstanding black athletes and their contributions to the world of sports from 1870 to the present. OL6611222W
Not the Triumph but the Struggle Not the Triumph but the Struggle Amy Bass "Jesse Owens. Muhammad Ali. Michael Jordan. Tiger Woods. All are iconic black athletes, as are Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the African American track and field medalists who raised black-gloved fis… OL8531007W