Game changers : sports photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture / foreword by Kevin Young ; essays by Damion Thomas and David K. Wiggins, and Domonique Foxworth

Object Details

Notes

"National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., in association with D Giles Limited."

Includes index.

Contents

Playing to win / Damion Thomas and David K. Wiggins -- Run, Jab, Float / Domonique Foxworth -- Photographs

Summary

This book, organized around key periods in the history of African American sports from the turn of the twentieth century to today, looks at the role of athletes and sports and their impact on American culture both on and off the field. While the major sports in which African Americans participate most frequently - football, basketball, baseball, and boxing - are prominently featured, the book also includes images of male and female athletes, amateur and professional, competing in gymnastics, track and field, skiing, golf, tennis, and other sports. Photographers include Ernest C. Withers, Roderick J. Lyons, Walter Iooss Jr., Maurice Sorrell, and Moneta Sleet Jr., among others. Images of iconic moments in sports history - Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries during the 1910 "Fight of the Century," Jackie Robinson stealing home in 1952, and Colin Kaepernick taking a knee in 2016 - are featured alongside photographs of more personal moments, including Larry Doby teaching his son how to hold a bat, Wilt Chamberlain in class at the University of Kansas, Wilma Rudolph standing outside her foundation, Muhammad Ali in conversation with Fannie Lou Hammer, and a young Venus Williams smiling after a practice session.

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

2024

20th century

21st century

20e siècle

21e siècle

writer of foreword

Young, Kevin 1959-

contributor

Thomas, Damion L.

Wiggins, David Kenneth 1951-

Foxworth, Domonique 1983-

issuing body

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)

Subject

Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts Photograph collections

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.) Photograph collections

Type

Pictorial works

Ouvrages illustrés

Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection

Physical description

84 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 x 19 cm

Place

United States

Washington (D.C.)

États-Unis

Title

Sports photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American athletes--History

African Americans--Sports--History

Photography of sports--History

Photograph collections

Sportifs noirs américains--Histoire

Noirs américains--Sports--Histoire

Photographie de sports--Histoire

Record ID

siris_sil_1170756

Usage

CC0