The Pussycat of Prizefighting
Download or Read eBook The Pussycat of Prizefighting PDF written by Andrew M. Kaye and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Andrew M. Kaye |
| Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2007-04-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 082032910X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780820329109 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Pussycat of Prizefighting by : Andrew M. Kaye
Book excerpt: In 1926, Atlanta's Theodore “Tiger” Flowers became the first African-American boxer to win the world middleweight title. The next year, he was dead. More than an account of Flowers's remarkable achievements, the book is a penetrating analysis of the cultural and historical currents that defined the terms of Flowers's success. Through the prism of prizefighting, the author reveals the personal cost African-Americans faced as they attempted to earn black respect while escaping white hostility.
