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Includes brief biographies of Cazzie Russell, Eddie Tolan, Joe Louis, Gene Lipscomb, Henry Carr, Hayes Jones, and Sugar Ray Robinson

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Narrates exploits of Eugene Beatty, Booker Brooks, De Hart Hubbard, Benjamin Goode, Harry C. Graves, Joe Louis, Percy Stanley Simmons, Gideon Smith, Eddie Tolan, Allen Wesley, Willis Ward, William Watson, and Sports writer Russ Cowan.

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Uses occasional Michigan examples, i.e. Will Robinson, Pershing High School coach (p.13-14); George Gaddy, Moore School, Detroit and Reggie Harding of the Pistons (p. 92-94) in describing discrimination in sports.

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Briefly narrates accomplishments of such greats as Eddie Tolan, Joe Louis, De Hart Hubbard, Willis Ward; mentions Negro bowling and baseball groups in Michigan.

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Jim Dandy Ski Club is "one of the few Negro ski clubs in the world"

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Lists some of the outstanding athletes, past and present, in Michigan colleges and universities and in Michigan professional sports.

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