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The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State by Aime Alley Card

• The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State
  

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• Page: 288
  

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• ISBN: 9781493073887
  

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
  

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The Tigerbelles tells the epic story of the 1960 Tennessee State University all-Black women’s track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in Rome. The author tells a story of desire, success and failure—of beating the odds—against the backdrop of a changing America, but tells it in an intimate way. Readers will come to know the individuals’ unique struggles and triumphs, while also understanding how these dreams emerged and solidified just as the country was struggling to leave the Jim Crow era behind. Coach Edward Temple pushed each team member to the limit and saw the possibilities in them that they often did not see themselves. The elite group of talent included Wilma Rudolph, Barbara Jones, Lucinda Williams, Martha Hudson, Willye B. White and Shirley Crowder: women who once were and should still be known world-wide. Ultimately the team’s drive was for more than medals: Coach Temple and the Tigerbelles wanted to change the world’s perception of what a group of young Black women in the Jim Crow south were capable of. Tigerbelles is a multi-layered inspirational tale of triumph over adversity. Based on memoirs and interviews with surviving team members, including Coach Temple, this is the story of an impossible dream come true.

Former Olympic track star Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice
Tennessee State, her alma mater, for the past 16 years. She has led the Tigerbelles to six Ohio Valley Conference championships. On how coaching athletes now 
Moments in TSU History: "Mother of the Tigerbelles"
Jul 3, 2020 —
Wilma Rudolph
After competing in the 1960 Summer Olympics, the 1963 graduate of Tennessee State University became an educator and coach. Rudolph died of brain and throat 
The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State
The Tigerbelles tells the epic story of the 1960 Tennessee State University all-black women's track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in 
The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State by Aime
The Tigerbelles tells the epic story of the 1960 Tennessee State University all-black women's track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in Rome.
Ed Temple, track coach who helped break barriers
NASHVILLE — Ed Temple, the former women's track and field coach at Tennessee State whose Tigerbelles won 13 Olympic gold medals and helped break down racial