Serving herself the life and times of Althea Gibson
"Coming Up the Hard Way "Sometimes, in a tough neighborhood, where there is no way for a kid to prove himself except by playing games and fighting, you've got to establish a record for being able to look out for yourself before they will leave you alone. If they think you're an easy mark, they will...
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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Table of Contents:
- Coming up the hard way
- Queer cosmopolitan
- The making of a strong Black (woman) contender in the South
- From the Florida A&M to Forest Hills
- Integration
- Resurfacing
- Press(ing) matters
- Changeover
- Finding fault with a winner
- Game over
- New frontiers
- Winner who hasn't won yet
- The harvest
- Two deaths.
