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  • The Negro In Sports

    Written by
    Henderson, Edwin Bancroft, American, 1883 - 1977
    Published by
    The Associated Publishers, Inc., American, 1921 - 2005
    Date
    1939
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 × 6 × 7/8 in. (20.3 × 15.2 × 2.2 cm)
    Description
    The Negro In Sports by Edwin Bancroft Henderson. This book has a yellow jacket with black type and black photographs of various African American sports athletes. The title centered at the top of the cover reads, [THE NEGRO IN SPORTS / EDWIN BANCROFT HENDERSON]. The book jacket's spine reads, [THE NEGRO / IN SPORTS / HENDERSON / $2.00 / NET / ASSOCIATED / PUBLISHERS]. The back cover of the jacket features several more photographs of various African American athletes. The words [W Falconer / Captain CEC USNR / 1943] are handwritten on the inside of the book.
    Place made
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Athletes
    Caricature and cartoons
    Sports
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Usage conditions apply
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    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d8c46d68-8ea5-44bb-bc64-099d16801444
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