Author
Khatib, Arif, 1934- author.
Descriptionxxi, 188 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Note: ContentA trailblazer has no regrets: Pumpsie Green -- The gold at the end of the race: Alice Coachman -- "If Pete Brown ain't coming, I ain't coming": Pete Brown -- Time to play by "the rule": Spencer Haywood -- Baseball's triple trailblazer: Toni Stone -- An American dreamer dives to glory: Dr. Sammy Lee -- His best was sure good enough: Burl Toler -- The journey of happiness: Billy Mills -- Running down the base paths of life: Mamie "Peanut" Johnson -- The joy of flying: Archie Williams -- Sistas on the links of love: Janet Johnson -- The man who risked it all: Curt Flood -- Breaking through to awesome: Dr. Tae Yun Kim -- Legend of the long jump and the law: Edward Gourdin -- The Latin legend who broke the seal: Emilio Navarro -- Breaking records across the Pacific: Chi Cheng -- From the football field to the battlefield: Eugene Evans and Eli Page Howard -- Age is just a number: Irene Obera -- Additional unsung heroes: The Renaissance trailblazer: Don Barksdale -- Beyond the finish line: Mal Whitfield -- Three centuries of baseball: Silas Simmons -- Born to run: Willye White -- The godfather of judo: Yoshihiro Uchida -- Prince of the Peloton: Marshall "Major" Taylor -- "Put in the batboy!": Joe Reliford -- A life in the sweet science: Thell Torrence -- The checkered flag: Willy T. Ribbs -- The shot heard around the world: Joe Gaetjens -- Pioneer of the diamond, ace of the ice: Manny McIntyre -- Mentor of the ring and pitch: Julius Menendez -- A winner never quits: Eddie Hart -- With pen and paper, he made his mark: Sam Lacy -- He told it like it was: "Big Sam" Skinner.
Abstract:"This book tells the incredible stories of a special group of athletes, unheralded men and women of color who broke barriers for those that followed, including Pumpsie Green, the first Black player for the Red Sox; Alice Coachman, the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal; and Sammy Lee, the great Asian American diver who won Olympic gold"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:9781538171974 hardcover
ISBN:153817197X hardcover
ISBN:9781538171981 electronic publication
