Outside the Lines : African Americans and the Integration of the National Football League.

Outside the Lines traces how sports laid a foundation for social change long before the judicial system formally recognized the inequalities of racial separation. Integrating sports teams to include white and black athletes alike, the National Football League served as a microcosmic fishbowl of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ross, Charles K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2000.
Temas:
African American football players > United States > History > Biography.
Discrimination in sports.
Discrimination dans les sports.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
African American football players
Discrimination in sports
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1 Kickoff: The First Black Pro; 2 Early Black Pioneers: From Fritz Pollard to Joe Lillard; 3 Invisible Men: The NFL Color Barrier; 4 Reintegration: Washington, Strode, Willis, and Motley; 5 First and Ten: The Early Years of Reintegration; 6 A New League with Old Rules: "The Golden Decade of the 1950s"; 7 Touchdown: The Integration of the Washington Redskins; Epilogue: The State of the Game; Appendix: African Americans in Pro Football, 1904-1962; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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