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Author Marc, David.

Title Leveling the playing field : the story of the Syracuse 8 / David Marc ; foreword by Jim Brown.

Publication Info. Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2015]

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  796.332 MAR    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Sports and Entertainment
Sports and entertainment.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part 1. Injuries. 1. A context for action -- 2. Progress and its myths -- 3. The rise of Syracuse football -- 4. End of an era -- 5. End of an error -- 6. Aftermath -- 7. Legacies -- Part 2. Interviews. 8. Gregory Allen -- 9. Richard Tyrone Bulls (1951-2010) -- 10. Ronald J. Womack -- 11. Dana Jon "D.J." Harrell -- 12. Clarence "Bucky" McGill -- 13. Abdullah Alif Muhammad -- 14. John Lobon -- 15. Duane "Spoon" Walker (1949-2010) -- 16. John Willie Godbolt (1949-2012).
Subject Syracuse University -- Football -- History.
Syracuse Orange (Football team) -- History.
Racism in sports -- New York (State) -- Syracuse -- History.
Discrimination in sports -- New York (State) -- Syracuse -- History.
African American football players -- New York (State) -- Syracuse -- History.
African American football players -- Interviews.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Syracuse Orange (Football team) (OCoLC)fst00658431
Syracuse University. (OCoLC)fst00530203
African American football players. (OCoLC)fst00799173
Civil rights movements. (OCoLC)fst00862708
Discrimination in sports. (OCoLC)fst00895130
Football. (OCoLC)fst00931362
Racism in sports. (OCoLC)fst01086664
New York (State) -- Syracuse. (OCoLC)fst01205293
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Interviews. (OCoLC)fst01423832
Added Title Story of the Syracuse Eight
ISBN 9780815610304 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0815610300 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780815652557 (e-book)
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