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Fight for old DC : George Preston Marshall, the integration of the Washington Redskins, and the rise of a new NFL / Andrew O'Toole.

Title
Fight for old DC : George Preston Marshall, the integration of the Washington Redskins, and the rise of a new NFL / Andrew O'Toole.
Author
O'Toole, Andrew,
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]

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Description
xiii, 240 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates; 24 cm
Summary
"The story of the convergence of Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall, resisting integration as the last holdout in football and in pro sports, with the major changes that took place in the NFL from 1958 through 1962"--
Uniform Title
Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • African American football players > Civil rights > Washington (D.C.)
  • Discrimination in sports > United States > History
  • Discrimination in sports > Washington (D.C.)
  • Marshall, George Preston, 1896-
  • Marshall, George Preston, 1896-1969
  • National Football League > History
  • Racism in sports > Washington (D.C.)
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Football
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / History
  • Washington Redskins (Football team) > History > 20th century
  • Washington Redskins (Football team) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9780803299351
  • 0803299354
  • 9780803299467 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780803299474 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780803299481 (canceled/invalid)
  • 0803299486 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
^^2016019560
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library