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First Black Footballer by Phil Vasili & Tony Whelan & Irvine Welsh
Arthur Wharton, 1865-1930 - An Absence of Memory
Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty.Arthur Wharton was the world's first black professional footballer. He was also the first 100 yards world record holder and twice amateur sprint champion of Britain. He came from a wealthy Gold Coast/Ghanaian family, enjoyed national celebrity in England as an all-round athlete, but died a pauper in a South Yorkshire pit village. Recounted within the social, cultural and political context of Victorian England, Wharton's story not only remembers the turbulent personal and professional life of an eminent sportsman but offers fresh insight into the onset of professionalism in British sport, the class divide and the beginnings of institutionalized racism. The author is collaborating with Irvine Welsh on a dramatization of Wharton's life which Channel 4 will broadcast next year. |
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| Author(s) : Phil Vasili & Tony Whelan & Irvine Welsh | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0714649031 | ISBN-13 : 9780714649030 |
| RRP : £65.00 | Best available price : £22.94 / $124.12 |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Sport in the Global Society S.
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 30/09/1998
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Ltd
Page Length : 272mm
Page Size : 248mm