A Level Playing Field : African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports /

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As Americans, we believe there ought to be a level playing field for everyone. Even if we don't expect to finish first, we do expect a fair start. Only in sports have African Americans actually found that elusive level ground. But at the same time, black players offer an ironic perspective on t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Early, Gerald Lyn (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2011]
Colección:Alain Locke Lecture Series
Temas:
African American athletes > History.
African American athletes > Social conditions.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History.
Sports > United States > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART I. Leveling the Playing Field
  • 1. When Worlds Collide: Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson, Harry Truman, and the Korean War
  • 2. Curt Flood, Gratitude, and the Image of Baseball
  • 3. Donovan McNabb, Rush Limbaugh, and the Making of the Black Quarterback
  • PART II. Heroism and the Republic of Sports
  • 4. American Integration, Black Heroism, and the Meaning of Jackie Robinson
  • 5. Performance and Reality: Race, Sports, and the Modern World
  • 6. Where Have We Gone, Mr. Robinson?
  • Notes

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