Game of Privilege: An African American History of Golf

This groundbreaking history of African Americans and golf explores the role of race, class, and public space in golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers during the age of segregation, the legal battle to integrate public golf courses, and the little-known history of the Unite...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Demas, Lane
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University of North Carolina Press 2017, 2017
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This groundbreaking history of African Americans and golf explores the role of race, class, and public space in golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers during the age of segregation, the legal battle to integrate public golf courses, and the little-known history of the United Golfers Association (UGA) - a black golf tour that operated from 1925 to 1975
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:1469634244
1469634228
1469634236
9781469634227