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African-American Athletes.(A to Z of African Americans series)(Book Review)
By Nathan Aaseng. A to Z of African Americans; Facts On File Library of American History. New York: Facts On File, 2003. 262p. acid free $44 (ISBN 0-8160-4805-3).
A one-volume compendium of biographies of prominent African-American athletes begs the immediate question of who was left out. African-Americans have had such a great impact on the world of sports that one volume is bound to seem meager and send a reader searching for the selection criteria to see how the author chose his subjects. Aaseng notes that he chose athletes who "have produced championships and outstanding statistics ..." (ix). He also factored pioneering achievements, celebrity status, and peer …
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