The North Shore novelist celebrates the Tigerbelles, the all-Black women’s track team that broke sports and socio-political barriers and achieved greatness.
While the history books have credited Carl Lewis, it s important to note that Tyus accomplished winning back to back Olympic gold medals two decades before Lewis. Furthermore, it would be nearly a century before any other athlete broke her record.
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