For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit

For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit

by ToddGould (Author)

Synopsis

Tells the little-known story of a highly celebrated auto-racing event for African Americans, the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes. These races were held in Indiana and throughout the Midwest during the racial turbulence of the 1920s and 1930s, when the Ku Klux Klan cast a shadow over the social and political landscape of the state and region.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 15 Nov 2007

ISBN 10: 0253219620
ISBN 13: 9780253219626