Outside the lines

Ross, Charles Kenyatta, 1964-

Outside the lines African Americans and the integration of the National Football League / [electronic resource] : Charles K. Ross. - New York : New York University Press, c1999. - 201 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-196) and index.

Kickoff : the first Black pro -- Early Black pioneers : from Fritz Pollard to Joe Lillard -- Invisible men : the NFL color barrier -- Reintegration : Washington, Strode, Willis, and Motley -- First and ten : the early years of reintegration -- New league with old rules : "the golden decade of the 1950s" -- Touchdown : the integration of the Washington Redskins -- Epilogue : the state of the game.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2005.
Available via World Wide Web.
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National Football League--History.


African American football players--Biography.
Discrimination in sports--History.--United States


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