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3) Long-armed Ludy and the first women's Olympics: based on the true story of Lucile Ellerbe Godbold
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Shares the story of how Lucile Godbold qualified for the first Women's Olympics but had no money to go, so her college classmates helped raise money to send her to Paris where she won the gold medal.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
This never-before-told story of Black sprinter and long-jumper Willye B. White chronicles her journey to competing in and winning the 1956 and 1964 Olympics, showing how her mantra, "I believe in me," helped her overcome obstacles and the turmoil of the Civil Rights Movement.
Author
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Before Jesse Owens was an Olympic gold medalist, he was a poor kid in a big family. When his speed caught the eye of one of his high school teachers, he began to train seriously and his running took him all the way to the Olympics, where he was against fierce competitors and racist assumptions, breaking world records while winning medals."--
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