EBONY LEGENDS IN SPORTS

About the Book

The enthusiasm that I have for sports has led me to bring forth a work, encompassing many sports in which African Americans were not always privy to participate.  In the effort to overcome this inequality, many challenges and struggles were experienced, because of the deprivation, and have been addressed within these pages.  Much has been achieved as a result of the endurance of these many African American, legendary athletes. 

It is very disturbing to know what we, as African Americans, went through to arrive at where we are, and now appear to be losing ground.  Staying abreast of the various sports has alerted me to the declination in numbers and deterioration of African Americans in the sports arena. This declination is a documented fact and must be expressed in bold terms.

My primary purpose in writing this book, “Ebony Legends in Sports”, is that it will certainly be a wake-up-call, for action, in the total African American community.  My hope is that it will inspire the youth of this, and future generations, to return to the glory of the games, that they will become members of athletic programs, in mass, in their schools, follow through with their endeavors and persevere, as our legends did.

About the Author

P. Paul Provost, an African American gentleman of eighty-eight years has, yet again, met the challenge, a second book.  His premier work, also available from this publisher, was, “A Sailor’s Story, The Autobiography of Percy Paul Provost”.  Much of what he has experienced in life attributed to him writing this book, “Ebony Legends in Sports”.

Provost was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and served in the U. S. Navy for twenty years, retiring in 1959, after achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer.  Being raised in Texas and serving in the military gave him the experience of knowing what it’s like not to be able to do what you desire, and are qualified to do.

After military retirement, Provost earned an A. A. Degree from Oakland City College and his Real Estate Broker License, in California.

He is an avid reader, golf enthusiast and world traveler, along with his wife.  He truly enjoys sharing his knowledge with young people, for their educational growth.