Globetrotting : African American Athletes and Cold War Politics.

This probing history examines government attempts to manipulate international perceptions of US race relations during the Cold War by sending African American athletes abroad on goodwill tours and in international competitions as cultural ambassadors and visible symbols of American values.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas, Damion L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Champaign : University of Illinois Press, 2012.
Series:Sport and society.
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