Wiggins, David Kenneth,  1951- <br/><br/>
Black Mercuries :  African American athletes, race, and the modern Olympic games / 
David K. Wiggins, Kevin B. Witherspoon,  Mark Dyreson. 
 - xix, 304 pages :  illustrations, portraits ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-273) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Pioneering Black Mercuries: African American Olympians, 1896-1920 -- Black Mercuries in the Jazz Age -- Black Mercuries in the Turbulent 1930s -- Black Mercuries and the Dawning of the Cold War -- Black Mercuries in the Age of Protest -- Black Mercuries in the Age of Boycotts -- Black Mercuries in the Immediate Post-Cold War Period -- Black Mercuries During the Age of Globalization -- Black Mercuries Shine in Rio and Tokyo. 
<br/><br/> "This book chronicles the struggles and triumphs of African American athletes in the Modern Olympic Games, from 1896 through the 2020 Tokyo Games. It explores the lives and careers of both legendary and little-known Black Olympians as they sought to honor themselves, their race, and their nation on the world stage"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781538152836 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2022023330 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American athletes--History.<br/>Olympic athletes--History.<br/>Racism in sports.<br/>Sports and globalization.<br/>Sports--Sociological aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV721.5  / .W455 2023 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796.4809