For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit

by Todd Gould

Book Overview

This book tells the little-known story of a highly celebrated auto-racing event for African Americans, the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes. These races were held in Indiana and throughout the Midwest during the racial turbulence of the 1920s and 1930s, when the Ku Klux Klan cast a shadow over the social and political landscape of the state and region. The story is told through the eyes and emotions of Indianapolis auto mechanic Charlie Wiggins. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253219620
• ISBN13: 9780253219626
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher