| Book Review | Indiana Magazine of History, 100.1

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For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit

By Todd Gould

(Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2002. Pp. xx, 212. Illustrations, appendix, notes, index. $27.95.)

In For Gold and Glory, Todd Gould tells the story of race-car driver Charlie Wiggins and the African-American racing car circuit that he invigorated between 1924 and 1936. Although the auto-racing establishment barred Afri-can Americans from its events, including the Indianapolis 500, Wiggins's skills as a mechanic and driver were critical in forging the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes—the premiere event of the African-American racing circuit, held in Indianapolis. Wiggins's perseverance and talents reflected the broader values that African Americans used to fight against discrimination and the Ku Klux Klan that was coming to dominate statewide politics even as Wiggins and his fellow black drivers built a successful racing circuit. As black racers crisscrossed the Midwest, they demonstrated that neither the revitalized KKK nor most racing organizations (such as the American Automobile Association) could prevent African Americans from creating a vibrant and influential racing culture.

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