Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Abstract
Aside from being the first African American to compete in the U.S. Open, Shippen was also one of America’s earliest native-born club professionals and a pioneer for African Americans in the elite, white world of early twentieth century golf.
Recommended Citation
Lowe, Stephen, "John Matthew Shippen" (2004). Faculty Scholarship – History. 11.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/hist_facp/11
Comments
Reference entry on John Matthew Shippen, accepted for publication in the Historical Dictionary of African Americans in Sport (M.E. Sharpe, 2004).