Game of privilege : an African American history of golf / / by Lane Demas.

This groundbreaking history of African Americans and golf explores the role of race, class, and public space in golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers during the age of segregation, the legal battle to integrate public golf courses, and the little-known history of the Unite...

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Place / Publishing House:Chapel Hill : : University of North Carolina Press,, [2017]
Baltimore, Md. : : Project MUSE,, 2017
©[2017]
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (363 pages) :; illustrations.
Notes:Previously issued in print: 2017.
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Summary:This groundbreaking history of African Americans and golf explores the role of race, class, and public space in golf course development, the stories of individual black golfers during the age of segregation, the legal battle to integrate public golf courses, and the little-known history of the United Golfers Association (UGA) - a black golf tour that operated from 1925 to 1975.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9798890850720
1469634236
1469634244
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Lane Demas.