Isaac Murphy : the rise and fall of a black jockey /
"Isaac Murphy, born enslaved in 1861, still reigns as one of the greatest jockeys in American history. Black jockeys like Murphy were at the top of the most popular sport in America at the end of the nineteenth century. They were internationally famous, the first African American superstar athl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press ;
[2023]
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2023] |
| Series: | Black lives (Yale University Press)
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