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001			on1035277088
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005			20190813183808.0
008			180515s2019 inua b 001 0beng
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092			_aTaliafer G. _bK69
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100	1		_aKnight, Dawn _q(Dawn K.), _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aRace and football in America : _bthe life and legacy of George Taliaferro / _cDawn Knight.
264		1	_aBloomington, Indiana : _bRed Lightning Books, _c[2019]
264		4	_c©2019
300			_axxiv, 272 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.
520			_aAs the first African American player to be drafted by the NFL and the first African American to play quarterback, George Taliaferro was a trailblazer whose athletic prowess earned him accolades throughout his football career. Instrumental in leading Indiana University to an undefeated season and undisputed Big Ten championship in 1945, Taliaferro was a star when many major universities had no black players on their rosters and others were stacking black players behind white starters. George Taliaferro would later rack up impressive statistics while playing professionally for the New York Yanks, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts, and Philadelphia Eagles. His athletic prowess did little to prevent him from facing segregation and discrimination on a daily basis, but his popularity as an athlete also gave him a platform. Playing professionally gave Taliaferro more opportunity to use football to fight oppression and to interact with other important trailblazers, like Joe Louis, Nat King Cole, Muhammad Ali, and Congressman John Lewis. Race and Football in America tells Taliaferro's story and profiles the experiences of other athletes of color who were recognized for their athleticism yet oppressed for their skin color, as they fought (and continue to fight) for equal rights and opportunities. Together these stories provide an insightful portrait of race in America.
600	1	0	_aTaliaferro, George, _d1927-2018.
650		0	_aFootball players _zUnited States _vBiography.
650		0	_aFootball players _zIndiana _zGary.
610	2	0	_aIndiana University, Bloomington _xFootball _xHistory.
650		0	_aAfrican American football players _vBiography.
650		0	_aRacism in sports _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
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