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Black Cyclists

- The Race for Inclusion
Af: Robert J. Turpin Engelsk Hardback

Black Cyclists

- The Race for Inclusion
Af: Robert J. Turpin Engelsk Hardback
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Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against white competitors. Robert J. Turpin sheds light on the contributions of Black cyclists from the sport’s early days through the cementing of Jim Crow laws during the Progressive Era. As Turpin shows, Black cyclists used the bicycle not only as a vehicle but as a means of social mobility--a mobility that attracted white ire. Prominent Black cyclists like Marshall “Major” Taylor and Kitty Knox fought for equality amidst racist and increasingly pervasive restrictions. But Turpin also tells the stories of lesser-known athletes like Melvin Dove, whose actions spoke volumes about his opposition to the color line, and Hardy Jackson, a skilled racer forced to turn to stunt riding in vaudeville after Taylor became the only non-white permitted to race professionally in the United States.

Eye-opening and long overdue, Black Cyclists uses race, technology, and mobility to explore a forgotten chapter in cycling history.

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Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against white competitors. Robert J. Turpin sheds light on the contributions of Black cyclists from the sport’s early days through the cementing of Jim Crow laws during the Progressive Era. As Turpin shows, Black cyclists used the bicycle not only as a vehicle but as a means of social mobility--a mobility that attracted white ire. Prominent Black cyclists like Marshall “Major” Taylor and Kitty Knox fought for equality amidst racist and increasingly pervasive restrictions. But Turpin also tells the stories of lesser-known athletes like Melvin Dove, whose actions spoke volumes about his opposition to the color line, and Hardy Jackson, a skilled racer forced to turn to stunt riding in vaudeville after Taylor became the only non-white permitted to race professionally in the United States.

Eye-opening and long overdue, Black Cyclists uses race, technology, and mobility to explore a forgotten chapter in cycling history.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 248
ISBN-13: 9780252045752
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0252045750
Kategori: Social- & Kulturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 16 apr 2024
Længde: 30mm
Bredde: 237mm
Højde: 158mm
Forlag: University of Illinois Press
Oplagsdato: 16 apr 2024
Forfatter(e): Robert J. Turpin
Forfatter(e) Robert J. Turpin

Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie

ISBN-13 9780252045752

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 248

Udgave

Længde 30mm

Bredde 237mm

Højde 158mm

Udg. Dato 16 apr 2024

Oplagsdato 16 apr 2024

Forlag University of Illinois Press