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Demas chronicles the history of golf for African Americans, at least until the mid-1960s, as on separate and often unequal footing. In many ways, this mirrored the travails of the civil rights movement. While there are a number of books on golf, few (for instance, Pete McDaniel's Uneven Lies: The Heroic Story of African-Americans in Golf) deal with the subject of race. In this account, Demas presents a considerable amount of research on private and municipal golf clubs as well as the barriers placed on African American players by governmental regulations, the PGA, and USGA. Verdict There are a number of lessons to be learned from this book, and one might want to consider this history through an LGBTQ lens as well. An unsettling but solid perspective on America.-Steven Silkunas, Fernandina Beach, FL © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.