Arthur Wharton was the world's first black professional footballer, and the first African to play professional cricket in Yorkshire and Lancashire leagues. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found him a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty.
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The First Black Footballer: Arthur Wharton 1865-1930: An Absence of Memory
Arthur Wharton was the world's first black professional footballer, and the first African to play professional cricket in Yorkshire and Lancashire leagues. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found him a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty.
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ISBN-13: | 9781136322549 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 11/12/2012 |
Series: | Sport in the Global Society |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 272 |
File size: | 3 MB |
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