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Remember Their Sacrifice: Stories of Unheralded Athletes of Color - Hardcover

Name: Remember Their Sacrifice: Stories of Unheralded Athletes of Color
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SKU: 9781538171974
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by Arif Khatib, Pete Elman

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Availability:In StockContributor:Arif Khatib, Pete Elman, Dave Zirin (Foreword by)Publish date:2023-02-08Pages:210

Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781538171974ISBN-10:153817197XUPC:9781538171974Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Sports, History, African American & BlackSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.0604Product ID:SCY6D0XB3V

This book tells the incredible stories of a special group of athletes, unheralded men and women of color who broke barriers for those that followed, including Pumpsie Green, the first Black player for the Red Sox; Alice Coachman, the first Black woman to win Olympic gold; Sammy Lee, the great Asian American diver who won Olympic gold, and more.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781538171974ISBN-10:153817197XUPC:9781538171974Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Sports, History, African American & BlackSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.0604Product ID:SCY6D0XB3V

Arif Khatib has owned a record label, a publishing company, a concert production company, and a boxing promotion company; developed minority business enterprises; produced documentaries; and worked as a radio host. In 2000, Khatib created the African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame. He has been a fixture in the Bay Area African American community for 50 years.

Pete Elman is a journalist, author, musician, and teacher. He has worked as a performer, composer, studio musician, recording artist and producer; written music for TV and film; and released acclaimed instrumental albums. As a sports journalist, Elman worked for the Contra Costa Times and the Oakland Tribune, and is a regular contributor to the Ultimate Sports Guide. He is currently teaching courses on popular music at Bay Area universities.

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Arif Khatib, Pete Elman, Dave Zirin (Foreword by)

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Arif Khatib, Pete Elman

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This book tells the incredible stories of a special group of athletes, unheralded men and women of color who broke barriers for those that followed, including Pumpsie Green, the first Black player for the Red Sox; Alice Coachman, the first Black woman to win Olympic gold; Sammy Lee, the great Asian American diver who won Olympic gold, and more.

Arif Khatib has owned a record label, a publishing company, a concert production company, and a boxing promotion company; developed minority business enterprises; produced documentaries; and worked as a radio host. In 2000, Khatib created the African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame. He has been a fixture in the Bay Area African American community for 50 years.

Pete Elman is a journalist, author, musician, and teacher. He has worked as a performer, composer, studio musician, recording artist and producer; written music for TV and film; and released acclaimed instrumental albums. As a sports journalist, Elman worked for the Contra Costa Times and the Oakland Tribune, and is a regular contributor to the Ultimate Sports Guide. He is currently teaching courses on popular music at Bay Area universities.

Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys

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Arif Khatib, Pete Elman, Dave Zirin (Foreword by)

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Arif Khatib, Pete Elman

Remember Their Sacrifice: Stories of Unheralded Athletes of Color - Hardcover

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