Globetrotting: African American Athletes and Cold War Politics

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© 2012 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America C  5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thomas, Damion L. Globetrotting : African American athletes and Cold war politics / Damion L. Thomas. p. cm.—(Sport and society) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-252-03717-7 (hardcover : alk. paper)— ISBN 978-0-252-09429-3 (e-book) 1. African Americans—Sports—History. 2. Sports—United States—History. 3. African American athletes—Social conditions. 4. Racism in sports—United States. 5. Discrimination in sports—United States. 6. Cold War—Influence. 7. United States—Politics and government—1945–1989. I. Title. GV583.T53   2012 796.08996073—dc23   2012009672 Thomas_Text.indd 4 7/22/12 10:07 AM To Johnnie Pearl Knox, who through the sheer force of her willpower raised me to be the man that I am today Thomas_Text.indd 5 7/22/12 10:07 AM Thomas_Text.indd 6 7/22/12 10:07 AM ...