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Contemporary golf associations for African Americans include the African American Golf Association (AAGA), United States Black Golf Association, United Black Golfers Association (UBGA), Western States Golf Association, Bogey Boyz, Black Jewels Ladies Golf Association and the African American Golf
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Women were allowed to participate from the group's inception, but only in 1939 did the first women's golfing organization seek affiliation when the
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This article is about the golf association sometimes known as the Chitlin Circuit. For the collection of African-American performance venues, see
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maintained a "Caucasian-only" membership clause in its bylaws. The clause was removed by amending its constitution.
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Rodney Page Rogers Park was golf haven for African-Americans February 23, 2011 Tampa Bay Times
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who operated a separate series of professional golf tournaments for
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Marvin P. Dawkins; Graham Charles Kinloch (1 January 2000).
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United Golfers Association
Chitlin' Circuit
African-American
golfers
Blacks
racial segregation in the United States
Ted Rhodes
Bill Spiller
Pete Brown
Lee Elder
Charlie Sifford
Chicago Women's Golf Club
Wake-Robin Golf Club
Helen Webb Harris
Rogers Park, Tampa
Professional Golfers Association of America
"Archived copy"
the original
cite web
link


"African American Golfer's Digest - News, Information & Activities in the 'Soulful' World of Golf"
African American Golfers During the Jim Crow Era
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978-0-275-95940-1
"Race, religion, nationality no longer barrier to PGA"
"PGA group abolishes 'Caucasian'"
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