Dominique Dawes is a renowned name in the history of American gymnastics but her advancement in the sport was nearly impeded from the start when as a black girl, her body was considered deviant because her legs were “bowed” and her hair “askew” amid the racial prejudice which had crept into the sport. But Dawes,...
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