The face of the game: African American's spatial accessibility to golf

Southeastern Geographer

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-73

  Mitchelson, Ronald L ^a   Lazaro, Michael T ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; African American; Golf; North Carolina; Sports geography

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; RACIAL DISPARITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242754289     PISSN: 0038366X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sgo.2004.0010     Document Type: Article

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