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Jerome, Valerie (Valerie E.)
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Jerome, Harry Winston, 1940-1982.
Howard, John (John Armstrong), 1888-1937.
Jerome, Valerie (Valerie E.) -- Family.
Jerome family.
Athletes, Black -- Canada -- Biography.
Runners (Sports), Black -- Canada -- Biography.
Runners (Sports) -- Canada -- Biography.
Racism in sports -- Canada.
Canada -- Race relations.
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Jerome, Valerie (Valerie E.)
Jerome, Harry Winston, 1940-1982.
Howard, John (John Armstrong), 1888-1937.
Jerome, Valerie (Valerie E.) -- Family.
Jerome family.
Athletes, Black -- Canada -- Biography.
Runners (Sports), Black -- Canada -- Biography.
Runners (Sports) -- Canada -- Biography.
Racism in sports -- Canada.
Canada -- Race relations.
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Races
: the
trials
&
triumphs
of
Canada
's
fastest
family
/ Valerie Jerome.
by
Jerome, Valerie (Valerie E.)
Goose Lane Editions, 2023.
Call #:
796.420922 J56r
Subjects
Jerome, Harry Winston, 1940-1982.
Howard, John (John Armstrong), 1888-1937.
Jerome, Valerie (Valerie E.) --
Family
.
Jerome
family
.
Athletes, Black --
Canada
-- Biography.
Runners (Sports), Black --
Canada
-- Biography.
Runners (Sports) --
Canada
-- Biography.
Racism in sports --
Canada
.
Canada
-- Race relations.
ISBN:
9781773102900 (pbk)
Description:
268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary:
"The inside track on an under-told story about the intersection of race and sports in
Canada
. In the 1960s, Harry Jerome set 7 world records, including the 100-yard dash, earning him the title of the world'
s
fastest
man. His grandfather, John "Army" Howard, was
Canada
's first Black Olympian, running in Stockholm in 1912 against nearly impossible odds. Harry'
s
sister, Valerie, competed for
Canada
at the 1960 Rome Olympics. With
Races
, Valerie Jerome sets the record straight on her heroic family'
s
history, and the racism they fought along the way -- from their community, the press, their country, and even inside their
family
home.
Races
tracks Harry'
s
life through his inimitable athletic career and into his work as an advocate for youth sport and education. Bringing readers inside the Jerome household,
Races
reveals the hurdles they faced during the heavily segregated '60s and the long reach of racism that plagued their
family
history. A tale of courage and conviction,
Races
is the difficult, yet inspiring story of the Jerome
family
: what propelled them in life and on the track."--Publisher.
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2
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Adult Black Nonfiction
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