For Gold and Glory

For Gold and Glory
by Todd Gould
Adopted
in honor of Kenyatta K. Jenkins
on March 6, 2018
For Gold and Glory

For gold and glory : Charlie Wiggins and the African-American racing car circuit

By Todd Gould. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2002.

This book traces the life and legacy of Charlie Wiggins, the “Negro Speed King.” Many people do not know that there were African American heroes on the race track. Charlie Wiggins was a four-time champion (1926, 1929, 1931, and 1932) of the Gold and Glory auto race in Indiana. Due to segregation and persecution in the 1920s, African American auto racers formed the Colored Speedway Association. They were attacked by the Klu Klux Klan, which owned the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Discover more about this book in our Catalog.

Adoption Type: Build and Access the Collection

Location: 
Anacostia Community Museum Library