| Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf Contributor(s): Churnin, Nancy (Author), Joven, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0807511250 ISBN-13: 9780807511251 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Golf - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.8" W x 9.8" (0.15 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of Black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color barrier in the PGA. In 1960 he did, only to face discrimination from hotels that wouldn't rent him rooms and clubs that wouldn't let him use the same locker as the white players. But Sifford kept playing, becoming the first Black golfer to win a PGA tournament and eventually ranking among the greats in golf. |