Touch the sky
Touch the sky
About this book
A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. Includes bibliographical references.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL16126020W
Subjects
African American women athletesOlympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England)JumpingJuvenile literatureTrack and field athletesBiographyAfrican AmericansWomenChildren's fictionFamily life, fictionGeorgia, fictionOlympics, fictionAfrican americans, fictionTrack and field, fiction