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Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An award-winning narrative and documentary filmmaker and daughter of a football legend retraces her father's journey from the segregated South to Michigan State during the peak of the civil rights movement and his journey as an NFL pioneer after the 1967 draft.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
"Fred "Duke" Slater was the greatest African American football player of the first half of the 20th century. But his pioneering influence extended beyond the gridiron. After retirement, he broke ground in the legal field as just the second black judge in Chicago history. The inspirational life of Judge Duke Slater is a true American success story"--Provided by publisher.
4) Todd Gurley
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidoscope Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
""It takes truly special athletes to be superstars, whether they're catching touchdowns, scoring goals, or slamming home acrobatic dunks. The Sport Superstars series takes a look at some of these legendary athletes, their origin stories, and how they have influenced their sport."- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From a leading scholar of sports and race, a story of two pioneering Black quarterbacks -- one who became the first to win a Super Bowl, and one who couldn't make it in the racist world of the NFL. There is no position in pro sports more recognizable, lucrative, and important than NFL quarterback. But while the league itself has always been integrated, quarterbacking was the exclusive domain of white players for many years. When Doug Williams and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On August 14, 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a protest when he refused to stand for the national anthem. He wanted to make a statement about the oppression of people of color in the United States after he had spent a summer speaking out against police brutality. After playing professional football for six seasons, that would become Colin Kaepernick's last season in the NFL, but he would go on to become one of the most prominent activists...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"High school star athlete Colin Kaepernick is at a crossroads in life. Heavily scouted by colleges and MLB as a baseball pitcher, he has a bright future ahead of him as a highly touted prospect. Everyone from his parents to his teachers and coaches are in agreement on his future. Colin feels differently. Colin isn't excited about baseball. In the words of five-time all-star MLB player Adam Jones, "Baseball is a white man's game." Colin looks up to...
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