A rare exploration of African American women athletes and national identity, Passing the Baton reveals young Black women as active agents in the remaking of what it means to be American.
Introduction
Chapter 1. Raising the Bar: Alice Coachman and the Boundaries of Postwar American Identity, 1946-1948
Chapter 2. Sprints of Citizenship: Identity Politics and Black Women’s Athleticism, 1951-1952
Chapter 3. Pa
