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Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story
By Tyus, Wyomia & Elizabeth Terzakis
- ISBN
- 9781617756764 9781617756733
- Publisher
- Edge of Sports
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 15, 2018 | Arts and Humanities
Nestled modestly between Wilma Rudolph's track and field triumphs as an African American woman in the 1960 Olympics and Title IX (1972), Tyus's remarkable story, told here in her own words with coauthor Terzakis (English, creative writing, Cañada Coll., CA), has all but faded into obscurity. Her record-breaking gold medal performances at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics came despite two major obstacles: her race a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
