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
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Biography, Oppression & Resilience
Content: Economic Struggle
Settings: Alabama, Connecticut, England, Georgia, Northern America, Northern Europe, Rhode Island, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary