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""Before Bo Jackson, there was Sol Butler. Brian Hallstoos has written a fabulous book about the most unheralded athlete of the WWI era. Butler, the son of an ex-slave and a free woman of color, was a world-record-setting sprinter and jumper, a whirlwind on the football field, and a top attraction on the hardwood. At a time when few Black people had the opportunity to ply their trade in their chosen profession, Butler painstakingly carved out his own path using his amazing athleticism to traverse the tough terrain of American prejudice."" —Louis Moore, author of I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880–1915

""Before Bo Jackson, there was Sol Butler. Brian Hallstoos has written a fabulous book about the most unheralded athlete of the WWI era. Butler, the son of an ex-slave and a free woman of color, was a world-record-setting sprinter and jumper, a whirlwind on the football field, and a top attraction on the hardwood. At a time when few Black people had the opportunity to ply their trade in their chosen profession, Butler painstakingly carved out his own path using his amazing athleticism to traverse the tough terrain of American prejudice."" --Louis Moore, author of I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915

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Brian Hallstoos is a professor at the University of Dubuque.

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