Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
Black Cyclists
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
Black Cyclists
Do you wish to request the book?
Black Cyclists
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
eBook
Black Cyclists
2024
Overview
Cycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the
beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against white
competitors. Robert J. Turpin sheds light on the contributions of
Black cyclists from the sport's early days through the cementing of
Jim Crow laws during the Progressive Era. As Turpin shows, Black
cyclists used the bicycle not only as a vehicle but as a means of
social mobility--a mobility that attracted white ire. Prominent
Black cyclists like Marshall \"Major\" Taylor and Kitty Knox fought
for equality amidst racist and increasingly pervasive restrictions.
But Turpin also tells the stories of lesser-known athletes like
Melvin Dove, whose actions spoke volumes about his opposition to
the color line, and Hardy Jackson, a skilled racer forced to turn
to stunt riding in vaudeville after Taylor became the only
non-white permitted to race professionally in the United States.
Eye-opening and long overdue, Black Cyclists uses race,
technology, and mobility to explore a forgotten chapter in cycling
history.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Subject
ISBN
9780252045752, 0252045750, 9780252087851, 0252056612, 0252087852, 9780252056611
