Description: Further DetailsTitle: Black CyclistsCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackSubtitle: The Race for InclusionISBN-10: 0252087852EAN: 9780252087851ISBN: 9780252087851Publisher: University of Illinois PressRelease Date: 04/09/2024Description: Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against white competitors. Robert J. Turpin sheds light on the contributions of Black cyclists from the sport’s early days through the cementing of Jim Crow laws during the Progressive Era. As Turpin shows, Black cyclists used the bicycle not only as a vehicle but as a means of social mobility--a mobility that attracted white ire. Prominent Black cyclists like Marshall “Major” Taylor and Kitty Knox fought for equality amidst racist and increasingly pervasive restrictions. But Turpin also tells the stories of lesser-known athletes like Melvin Dove, whose actions spoke volumes about his opposition to the color line, and Hardy Jackson, a skilled racer forced to turn to stunt riding in vaudeville after Taylor became the only non-white permitted to race professionally in the United States. Eye-opening and long overdue, Black Cyclists uses race, technology, and mobility to explore a forgotten chapter in cycling history. Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 23mmItem Weight: 399gAuthor: Robert J. TurpinGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Sports & Hobbies, HistoryBook Series: Sport and SocietyRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Black Cyclists
Title: Black Cyclists
Subtitle: The Race for Inclusion
ISBN-10: 0252087852
EAN: 9780252087851
ISBN: 9780252087851
Release Date: 04/09/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Sport and Society
Book Title: Black Cyclists : the Race for Inclusion
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Topic: Cycling, General, History, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2024
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Robert J. Turpin
Book Series: Sport and Society Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
