Black Sportsmen (Routledge Revivals)(English, Hardcover, Cashmore E.)

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Black Sportsmen (Routledge Revivals)(English, Hardcover, Cashmore E.) is written by Cashmore E. and published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0415812232 (ISBN 10) and 9780415812238 (ISBN 13).

First published in 1982, Black Sportsmen examines the effect that race has had on sportspeople. The book is based on interviews with a wide range of sportspeople from Olympic athletes to schoolchildren and novices. Written at a time when many black youths were turning to, and succeeding in sports such as athletics, boxing, football, karate and table tennis, this book focuses on the various ways in which black sports competitors reacted to their blackness.