Top 10 African-American Men's Athletes
- ISBN-10
- 0766014940
- ISBN-13
- 9780766014947
- Category
- African American athletes
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Enslow Pub Incorporated
- Author
- Jeff Savage
Description
Examines the lives and careers of ten of the best African-American male athletes in sports history, including Jesse Owens, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods.
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