TY - BOOK N2 - A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. Includes bibliographical references. AB - A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. Includes bibliographical references. T1 - Touch the sky :Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper / DA - c2012. CY - Chicago, Ill. : AU - Malaspina, Ann, AU - Velasquez, Eric, CN - GV1073.15.C63 CN - GV1073.15.C63 PB - Albert Whitman, PP - Chicago, Ill. : PY - c2012. ID - 456254 KW - Track and field athletes KW - African American women athletes KW - Jumping KW - Track and field athletes. KW - African Americans KW - Women SN - 9780807580356 SN - 080758035X TI - Touch the sky :Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper / ER -