John Matthew Shippen

Authors

Stephen Lowe, Olivet Nazarene UniversityFollow

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.

Comments

Reference entry on John Matthew Shippen, accepted for publication in the Historical Dictionary of African Americans in Sport (M.E. Sharpe, 2004).

Recommended Citation

Lowe, Stephen, "John Matthew Shippen" (2004). Faculty Scholarship – History. 11.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/hist_facp/11