Select a black athlete from America’s history from one of the sites below, then research and share their story! Provide as much about their background as you can – where they were raised, how they got started and trained for their sport(s), discriminatory practices or other challenges which impacted their career, the biggest challenge they overcame, career goals and accomplishments, and the impact they had on the athletic world.
In addition to using one of these links, please use at least 2 additional sources on a 4 page double-spaced paper. Remember to cite your work!
Black pioneers in sports history (Links to an external site.)
Legendary African-American Athletes: Decade by Decade (Links to an external site.)
25 Black Athletes Who Changed the World (Links to an external site.)
Your assignment must:
Include a cover page
Include a reference page
Citations from at least two academic sources
o Academic sources are scholarly articles that are peer reviewed. Academic sources do NOT include encyclopedias, textbooks, Wikipedia, atlases, dictionaries, almanacs, etc.
Be at least four pages in length (not including the cover page and reference page)
Use 12 pt., Times New Roman
Be double-spaced
Use APA formatting
Be submitted in a word document
Historical analysis should be supported by facts from sources. Any idea you present must be supported by references from academic sources.
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