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Jim Thorpe ran track and played football. He tried to outrun racism.

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Jim Thorpe, a Native American, excelled at nearly every sport he took on, becoming one of the most gifted athletes of all time. His legendary status tipped over into mythology, partly abetted by Thorpe himself, and partly created by the media of his day, which also dealt in racist stereotypes about the prowess of Indigenous peoples. David Maraniss, associate editor at The Washington Post, winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, takes on that challenge.

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Jim Thorpe ran track and played football. He tried to outrun racism.

As a talented, multisport athlete, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, faced prejudice and condescension because of his race.

2 years ago·Boston, United States

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