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Author O'Toole, Andrew, author.

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

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Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Burgundy, Gold, and Caucasian; 1 "What's the Difference?"; 2 Pomp and Pageantry; 3 It Takes Ten to Tango; 4 There Was Interest; 5 Fight for Old Dixie; 6 The Last Word; 7 "It's Not That Important"; 8 The Last Citadel of Segregation; 9 States' Rights Football; 10 "This Isn't a League Affair"; 11 In Good Faith; 12 "We Mean Business"; 13 "I'm Still Running This Team"; 14 "Is That All?"; 15 Out of the Shadows; Epilogue: "Sit Down for Nobody"; Notes; Index
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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 22, 2016)
Subject Marshall, George Preston, 1896-1969
SUBJECT Marshall, George Preston, 1896-
Marshall, George Preston, 1896-1969 fast
Subject Washington Redskins (Football team) -- History -- 20th century
National Football League -- History
SUBJECT National Football League fast
Washington Redskins (Football team) fast
Subject Racism in sports -- Washington (D.C.)
Discrimination in sports -- Washington (D.C.)
African American football players -- Civil rights -- Washington (D.C.)
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Football.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Discrimination in sports
Racism in sports
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780803299467
080329946X
9780803299481
0803299486